Planning application
21 Partridge Lane Bromham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8PQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Oak (T3) - Whole crown reduction to 12m above ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/01709/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01709/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bromham
- Parish
- Bromham
- Postcode
- MK43 8PQ
Comment by 5 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Bedford's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Bedford
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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 41 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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