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18 Bedford Gardens Luton LU3 1BX

22/00070/TPOSWorks to protected treesDecided

Decided on 4 April 2022

Council decision: Split decisionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to Trees: T2 Horse-Chestnut to reduce the crown by approx 4m, T4 Horse-Chestnut to reduce crown by approx 4m, T7 Purple Plum - to reduce crown by approx 1m and cut away from buildings, G1 - Line of Lime trees to remove major dead wood, Third Lime from right close to entrance gate, to reduce height by approx 8m from ground level, G2 - False Acacia, northern most tree in group to remove extended branch overhanging neighbouring property at base and low dead branch on east side, The Mount, 1891 - Purple Plum to reduce crown by approx 1.5m, 1892 - Purple Plum to reduce crown by approx 1.5m, 1895 - Norway Maple to re-pollard to 5m, 1894 - Norway Maple to re-pollard, 1898 - Copper Beech to reduce protruding lowest main limb to east by approx 4m

Received
24 January 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
HIGH TOWN
Agent
Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided4 Apr

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 18 Bedford Gardens Luton LU3 1BX. Luton has handled 65 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across HIGH TOWN. We hold 448 applications in total for the LU3 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Luton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LU3 1BX
Application type
Works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2022
Consultation expiry
28 February 2022
Consultation start
7 February 2022
Consultation end
28 February 2022
Last date for comments
28 February 2022
Target decision date
31 March 2022
Permission expires
4 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
18 Bowland Crescent Dunstable LU6 3QD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
28
Constraints
2

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

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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© 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.

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