104A Green End Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01721/TCA - Tree Conservation Area Determined Approved

Proposal

T1 and T2 Ash - Re-pollard to previous pollard points as part of cyclical maintenance schedule and to manage the size of the trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Great Barford Green End 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 106, Green End Road, Grade II, 53 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 1054 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme
The site is 1054 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Great Barford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £590,000 in June 2021. Detached house, freehold.

29 June 2021£590,000
20 December 2013£378,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Postcode
MK44 3HD
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Great Barford
Parish
Great Barford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Waterman Tree Co. - Mr B Waterman

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 13 days faster than Bedford's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
210decided 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 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15213047
Planning Portal ref
PP-15213047
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.