Planning application
20 Bushmead Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3QL
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1- Bamboo - Remove to ground level, removing as much of the body of the stump as possible. T2 - Magnolia - Reduce overall crown by 1 to 1.5 m, reducing back to suitable growth points, leaving a formal shape. Boundary neighbour side should be pruned as close to the boundary wall as reasonably practical. To maintain privacy. T3 - Variegated Portuguese Laurel - Heavy prune to start forming a dome shape. Crown lift to the height of the wall to allow more planting space but Retain privacy. T 4 - Wisteria - Reduce back away from outbuilding, providing 1 m clearance. Reduce growth growing towards the bay tree two-post. Retain all other growth. T 5 Bay - Reduce bay tree, rear garden, left side. Remove to ground level. Grinding stump to a depth of approximately 25 cm. T6 - Honeysuckle - Reduce to a height of approximately 6 ft to form a hedge.T7 - Magnolia - Reduce overall crown by approximately 1 m to form a dome shape.
As published by the council, reference 26/01246/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01246/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle & Newnham
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Postcode
- MK40 3QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Bedford
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bartlett Tree Experts Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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