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21 De Parys Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2TX

23/01069/TCATree Conservation Area DeterminedApproved

Approved on 30 May 2023

Council decision: No Tree Preservation Order ServedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Beech - Target reduce the overextended limb which protrudes over the garden side by approx 3m. T2 - Magnolia - Crown reduce the height by approx 1.5m to shape and balance. G1 - Group of Sycamore - 1. Prune clear of the silver birch limb. 2. Reduce the height of the overall group of sycamore by approx 3m to shape and balance. T3 - Mulberry - Laterally reduce by removing up to 1.5m from the radial spread to avoid limb and stem failure. G2 - Group of fruit trees - 1. Crown reduce by up to 2m all round. 2. Also formative prune and remove any major deadwood. G3 - Holly and Yew - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the trees by up to 1 metre

Received
19 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
De Parys
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 11 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 21 De Parys Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2TX. Bedford has handled 326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 11 days, 5 weeks quicker than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in the Bedford conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across De Parys. We hold 392 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Bedford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
MK40 2TX
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bedford Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2023
Target decision date
23 June 2023
Permission expires
30 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
40 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12171813
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Bedford
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bedford
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bedford

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