Hill Cottage High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01634/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Walnut: Reduce crown height and spread by 2m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Hill Cottage
List entry 1160186 · 2 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Pavenham 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 412 m away: Stevington Marsh SSSI; Inside the Pavenham 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Postcode
MK43 7PD
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Sharnbrook
Parish
Pavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Apex Tree Specialists

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
178decided 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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15179517
Planning Portal ref
PP-15179517
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1 Lime - Remove
23/00414/TCA
2022 Approved
T1. Hawthorn (Dead) - Fell
22/02101/TCA
2019 Approved
T1 Weeping Willow - Reduce crown by 25%. T2 Thorn - Reduce crown by 30%.
19/02662/TCA
2016 Approved
T1 Weeping Willow: Reduce lateral crown spread by 15%. T2 Spruce: Fell
16/03150/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Upper Leys High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Single storey rear extension and conservatory. Loft extension and alteration to the roof…
25/00616/FUL
2023 Approved
The Knoll High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Lime tree, repollard to previous points Horse chestnut, reduce to previous points Apple…
23/02034/TCA
2022 Approved
Upper Leys High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
T1 - Horse Chestnut: 1.5m crown reduction.
22/02531/TCA
2022 Approved
Leecross High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Removal of sycamore and replacement with a smaller tree (Acer pseudoplanatus Brilliantiss…
22/01392/TCA
2020 Approved
Long Barn High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Installation of new hardwood gate and alterations to main dwelling to revert existing win…
20/01812/LBC
2020 Approved
Long Barn High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Installation of new hardwood gate and alterations to main dwelling to revert existing win…
20/01552/FUL
2018 Approved
The Knoll High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Lime - Reduce main trunk by 3-4m and reduce side limbs to previous reduction points. Hors…
18/02744/TCA
2017 Approved
Long Barn High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Lawson Cypress - Remove
17/02386/TCA
2016 Approved
O/S Upper Leys High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Installation of 1 x DSLAM equipment cabinet olive green: Height 1300mm x Length 800mm x D…
16/01499/TELLN
2016 Refused
Hillside High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
Two storey rear extension to form annexe
16/00591/LBC
2016 Approved
Hillside High Street Pavenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7PD
2x leylandii - fell
16/00788/TCA
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings