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Elmswood 18 High Street Sharnbrook Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1PG

Decided Bedford 21/01095/TCA Tree Conservation Area Determined

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1. Sycamore in the front garden - Prune to allow 0.5-1m clearance of the BT wire. Also crown raise to 4-5m from ground level, removing secondary growth back to main structural limbs and avoiding cut on the main stem. T2. Sycamore in the rear - (previously heavily/badly prune) restoration prune to establish a new crown by removing any major deadwood and thinning the pollard points to select new leaders.

As published by the council, reference 21/01095/TCA

Application record

Reference
21/01095/TCA
Type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Status
Decided - Permitted
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Received
15 Apr 2021
Validated
15 Apr 2021
Decided
10 May 2021
Ward
Sharnbrook
Parish
Sharnbrook
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK44 1PG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Apr 2021

    Received by Bedford

  2. 10 May 2021

    Decision issued: No Tree Preservation Order Served

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About tree works applications

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