Tring House 9 St Cuthberts Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3JB Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 26/01676/TCA

Trees & landscaping

Council

Bedford 2.4/10

Date received

29 Aug 2026

Date validated

3 Sept 2026

Postcode

MK40 3JB

Description

Laurus nobilis (T1) - Removal Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:11

Site constraints 6

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 8-12, St Cuthbert's Street, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 16 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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3 m8-12, St Cuthbert's StreetGrade II
17 m9, Saint Cuthberts StreetGrade II
19 m11, Saint Cuthberts StreetGrade II
27 mThe Ship InnGrade II
28 m13, Saint Cuthbert's StreetGrade II
34 m2, Saint Cuthbert's StreetGrade II
37 m15, Saint Cuthbert's StreetGrade II
55 m38, Mill StreetGrade II
63 m12-16, Newnham StreetGrade II
64 mPolish Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St CuthbertGrade II
86 m55, Mill StreetGrade II
95 m23, Saint Cuthbert's StreetGrade II
115 mBunyan Meeting and SchoolGrade II
119 m45 and 47, Mill StreetGrade II
123 mCrofton RoomsGrade II
133 mThe Bedford GalleryGrade II

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Bedford 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.

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Heritage at risk: Bedford

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

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Air quality management area: Bedford Town Centre AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Scheduled monument about 113 m away: Bedford Castle motte and bailey

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

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Also on the record

Inside the Bedford built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 4

Last sold for £440,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

10 October 2024£440,000

21 September 2020£370,000

1 December 2000£210,000

1 May 1997£90,000

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

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Bedford

Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

#253 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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

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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