12 Shakespeare Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2EA

1. 15 Jul 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 13 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: No Tree Preservation Order Served

3. 30 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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  26/00666/TCA Submitted 9 Apr 2026 89m away

  T1 Lime tree, remove epicormic stem shoots up to 4 metres above ground and remove all dead wood from crown, (50mm diameter). T3 Lime tree, remove epicormic stem shoots up to 4.5 metres above ground.

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• 7 Shakespeare Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DZ

  26/00870/TCA Submitted 7 May 2026 96m away

  T1 - Lawson Cypress - Fell

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• 18 Chaucer Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2AJ

  26/00985/FUL Submitted 26 May 2026 116m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul

  Single storey side and rear extension with flat roof, glazed roof section, rooflight, aluminium framed doors, brick parapet detailing, and associated internal alterations following demolition of sections of existing ground-floor external walls.

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• 2A Linden Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DA

  26/00570/TCA Submitted 24 Mar 2026 165m away

  Lime tree, remove.

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• Annandale Lodge Care Home 8 Linden Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DA

  26/01100/TCA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 165m away

  T1 Ash - Fell. T2 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 3m and sides by 1m.T3 Sycamore - Reduce height by 2.5m and sides by 1.5m.

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• Beacon House 12 Linden Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DA

  26/01099/TCA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 165m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  T1 Maple - Reduce height by 2m and sides by 1.5m T2 London Plane - Reduce height by 3m and sides by 2m. G1 Lawson Cypress hedge - Reduce height by 2m.

  Decided Trees

• 26/01664/TPO Awaiting decision

  Walnutwell 2 Church Road Willington Bedford MK44 3QD

  T01 Common Walnut Tree, raise the canopy by up to 2m

  27 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01647/TPO Awaiting decision

  18 Partridge Lane Bromham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8PQ

  Oak Tree - Reduce overall spread by 1-1.5 metres to previous reduction points. Remove damaged and poorly formed branches and thin crown by 20%.

  26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01179/TCA Decided

  Bedford School De Parys Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2TU

  Undertake work as specified in the attached tree survey with the exception of trees numbered 195, 196, 197 and 198

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• 26/01558/TPO Awaiting decision

  253 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 8AF

  G1 - 3 x Silver Birch -Fell

  12 Aug 2026 Trees
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  Elm tree - Fell.

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