Planning application
RUFFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON ROAD, NEWTON BLOSSOMVILLE, BEDFORD, MK43 8AN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The removal and stump grinding of Conifer 1 (red), Conifer 2 (yellow), Pine (green), Cherry (green), 2x Field Maple, and back hedge, and the canopy raising to approx 8m (red), and reduction of branches on house side (yellow) by approx 1-2m of Alder
As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/2122
Application record
- Reference
- PLN/2025/2122
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Olney
- Parish
- Clifton Reynes & Newton Blossomville
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- MK43 8AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Milton Keynes
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Milton Keynes granted permission on 17 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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