Planning application
24 Becher Close Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Ash - Removal. T2 Ash - Removal. T3 Ash - Removal.
As published by the council, reference 26/00528/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00528/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Renhold & Ravensden
- Parish
- Renhold
- Postcode
- MK41 0LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bedford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00527/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Becher Close Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LP
G1 - Tree group in rear of garden. 4 Ash, 2 field maple, 2 oak - All to be crown raised to 5m clear of ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Bedford
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bedford took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bedford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bedford decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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26/02018/TPO Awaiting decision
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26/02024/TPO Awaiting decision
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26/01823/TCA Decided
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26/01773/TCA Decided
Jugland 11 Hornbeam Close Podington Wellingborough NN29 7HZ
1. Walnut Tree, Re-pollard. 2, Walnut Tree, 25% reduction in height and remove limbs near neighbouring garage.
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26/01472/TPO Granted
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T1 Chestnut Leafed Oak - Remove the large lowest limb and a second low limb to the west. Remove low secondary branches from the stem to the North to raise canopy. Reduce crown height and spread by 1.5m. There is a large wound to the North side of the main stem following previous branch failure. T2 Yew - Crown lift to 4 to 4.5 metres from ground level