4 St Michaels Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LT

1. 10 Jul 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 9 Oct 2026

   Decision issued

5. 9 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided - Permitted

   Previously Awaiting decision.

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• 22 St Michaels Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LT

  21/00929/TCA Submitted 31 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  T1 - Horse Chestnut - reduce the canopy by 30 percent which reduces height from Approx 11m to 7.5m and width from 9m to 6m.

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 1 St Andrews Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LL

  26/00346/COU Submitted 20 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Change of Use to Supported Living Care Facility (C2)

  Decided 9 docs

• The Nook 33A Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2PB

  26/01433/T5DN Submitted 22 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  77% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep

  Remove six Lombardy Poplars as all trees are hollow with extensive basal decay and are therefore extremely unstable.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 22 St Andrews Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LJ

  26/01325/TCA Submitted 13 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  T1 - Copper Beech - Fell due to extensive decay at crown break

  Decided Trees

• Flat 1 41 St Michaels Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LZ

  26/01087/TCA Submitted 9 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Sycamore - fell

  Decided Trees

• Flat E The Annexe 51 St Michaels Road Bedford MK40 2LZ

  20/01130/FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2020 150 yards away

  Single storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 23 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/02018/TPO Awaiting decision

  17 Biddenham Turn Biddenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4AZ

  T10 Oak, T15 Silver Birch, T18 Silver Birch - Lift crowns to achieve a minimum height clearance of 2.5 m over the footpath and 5.5 m over the road. Prune away from any street furniture to provide 1 meter clearance.

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02024/TPO Awaiting decision

  4 Hornbeam Close Podington Wellingborough NN29 7HZ

  Sycamore - Trim away from the house and removal of one main stem.

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01823/TCA Decided

  Christmas Cottage 1 Kennell Hill Sharnbrook Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1PS

  T1 and T2 -2 x Silver Birch Crown reduce both trees by 2-3m in height and radial spread, pruning to suitable growth points to create balanced and proportionate crowns.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01472/TPO Granted

  127A Village Road Bromham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8HU

  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

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Trees