The Half Moon 108 High Street Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 7BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
CONIFER HEDGE - reduce height by 4m and trim to tidy. Prune back overhang on Water Lane side. - General maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Site constraints 6
Show the other 5 with distances
- 40 mNumbers 116 and Parts of 118 and 120Grade II
- 47 mParts of Numbers 118 and 120Grade II
- 48 m114, High StreetGrade II
- 54 mRusset CottageGrade II
- 80 mThe BarnsGrade II
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 January 2019, 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
- MK42 7BN
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kempston West
- Parish
- Kempston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 22 days from validation, 16 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 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15102850
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15102850
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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