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35 High Street Riseley Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1DX

26/00523/TCATree Conservation Area DeterminedApproved

Approved on 8 April 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G1 - Yew Reduce the overall crown by approximately 1-1.5 m, carrying out a balanced reduction throughout the canopy to maintain the tree's natural form and ensure suitable growth points are retained. Laurel - Pollard to approximately half of the current height (approx. 3-4 m) to control size and encourage vigorous regenerative growth from the pollard points. Contorted Willow - Pollard to approximately half of the existing height in order to reduce end weight and mitigate the risk of structural limb failure, retaining a framework suitable for future cyclical pollarding. Elder - Coppice to approximately 1.5 m above ground level, encouraging strong basal regrowth and maintaining the shrub within manageable proportions.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Riseley
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 35 High Street Riseley Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1DX. Bedford has handled 326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in the Barton Seagrave conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Riseley. We hold 682 applications in total for the MK44 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
MK44 1DX
Application type
Tree Conservation Area Determined
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Riseley

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026
Permission expires
8 April 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
40 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14783754
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Riseley
  • Listed building: Grade II: 35, High StreetOn or next to this site

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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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