Flat A 80 Castle Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3PS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Reduce crown in height by 3m and lateral spread by 2m. T2 Sycamore - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m T3 Sycamore - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, 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
- MK40 3PS
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle & Newnham
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Apex Tree Specialists
How this decision compares
Decided in 20 days from validation, 18 days faster than Bedford's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14942959
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14942959
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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