Office Stewartby Village Hall Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU Data via plota.co.uk
26/01424/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined
Approved
Proposal
Remove T1 (Field Maple). All works to accord with BS3998. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Site constraints 4
Stewartby conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
National infrastructure project 210 m away: Millbrook Power
The site is 210 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Rookery South Energy from Waste Generating Station (decided, 1213 m); East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 160 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Also on the record
Inside the Stewartby built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Tree Conservation Area Determined
- Postcode
- MK43 9LU
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Stewartby
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
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- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 18 days faster than Bedford's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one21d
Council39d
UK36d
72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
179decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15102190
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15102190
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
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New vehicle crossover and driveway and replacement boundary treatment
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2021
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Removal of first floor balcony and replace with Juliet balcony
2020
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29 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
Removal and part replacement of existing chimney
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17 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
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2020
Approved
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Change of use of flat (C3) to office (B1(a))
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Approved
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16 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
First floor extension to the rear
2019
Approved
21 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
Remove Ash to the following specifications: Dismantle stems down in height, leaving right…
2019
Approved
17 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
Willow - Remove to ground level
2019
Approved
20 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
T1 Walnut - Fell
2017
Approved
20 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
Walnut - 30% Crown Reduction
2017
Approved
49 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
16/03291/FUL - Condition 4 Brick/Tile Samples (Single storey side extension.)
2017
Approved
49 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
16/03291/FUL - Condition 3 Window Details (Single storey side extension.)
2017
Approved
21 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
Ash - Crown Reduce 50%
2017
Approved
Stewartby Village Hall Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
13/01958/FUL- Variation of condition 1 to allow for amendment to window details (Replacem…
2016
Approved
49 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
Single storey side extension.
2016
Approved
18 Stewartby Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LX
Single storey rear kitchen extension (development already carried out).
2016
Approved
30 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
Installation of solar thermal panels to roof at front
2016
Decided
Land Rear Of 40 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
Erection of three dwellinghouses and associated works
2016
Approved
37 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
15/01009/FUL - Condition 5 - Sample panel (One and two storey side and rear extensions.)
2016
Approved
37 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
15/01009/FUL - Condition 6 - Garage door (One and two storey side and rear extensions.)
2016
Approved
37 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
15/01009/FUL - Condition 4 - Roof tile (One and two storey side and rear extensions.)
2016
Approved
37 Churchill Close Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9LU
15/01009/FUL - Condition 3 - Window details (One and two storey side and rear extensions.)
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
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Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
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Bedford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026
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