Planning application
273 Bedford Road Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SS
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Removal of a poor mixed species hedge and replace with a hornbeam hedge. The existing hedge is infested with Ivy and poor formed Beech stools.
As published by the council, reference 26/00285/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00285/TCA
- Type
- Tree Conservation Area Determined
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Decision
- No Tree Preservation Order Served
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Shortstown
- Parish
- Cardington
- Decision by
- Officers (Delegated)
- Postcode
- MK44 3SS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bedford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00986/TCA Decided
273 Bedford Road Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SS
Multi-stemmed conifer tree - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Bedford
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: No Tree Preservation Order Served
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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