Ashdown 26 The Avenue Bletsoe Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1QF
Approved on 5 November 2026
Council decision: No Tree Preservation Order Served
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Proposal
1) Cherry Tree in the front of the property - Reduction of the crown by no more than two metres. 2) Elder Tree - Removal. 3)Yew Tree - Reduce by 2 feet max around the circumference
- Received
- 12 October 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 7 November 2026
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- ReceivedReceived12 Oct
- ValidatedValidated12 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Nov
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
Decided in 24 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Ashdown 26 The Avenue Bletsoe Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1QF. Bedford has handled 3,292 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in the Bletsoe conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Widcombe And Lyncombe. We hold 682 applications in total for the MK44 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- MK44 1QF
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 October 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 November 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bletsoe
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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
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