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16 Main Road Biddenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4BB

Decided Bedford 26/01516/TCA Tree Conservation Area Determined

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

4 x Silver Birch trees - Crown Reduce by 3m and thin branches overhanging the road.

As published by the council, reference 26/01516/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01516/TCA
Type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Status
Decided - Permitted
Decision
No Tree Preservation Order Served
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decided
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Biddenham
Parish
Biddenham
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 4BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: No Tree Preservation Order Served

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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After the decision

Bedford has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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