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Communal Land At 1 To 40 Moorland Gardens Luton

25/00989/TPOSWorks to protected treesApproved

Approved on 24 October 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Work To Trees: T1 - Elm - Dead Tree to Fell. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce the overextended limb by 3-4m and crown lift over the carriage way to 5.5m. Major deadwood in crown. Remove major deadwood. Ivy in crown. Sever Ivy at base. T3 - Horse Chestnut - Small dead tree to the side of the footpath to Fell. T4 - Sycamore - Fallen tree due to collapsing wall. Remove back to the wall and apply a liquid herbicide to prevent further regrowth. T5 - Sycamore - Co-dominant stem from approx 8m with a compromised union and compression fork. Reduce overextended limbs by 3m to suitable growth points. G1 - Large mixed species group. Major deadwood within crowns. Removal basal epicormic growth. Crown lift to 5.5m. Prune clear of nearby buildings by 3m. Remove major deadwood. G2 - Mixed Species - Large group of trees infested with Ivy. Major deadwood in crowns. Sever Ivy and reinspect in 3 months. Remove major deadwood. T6 - Copper Beech - Reduce lateral spread of the tree by approx 2-3m. Crown lift to 5.5m. Remove major deadwood. T7 - Sycamore - Close proximity to building. Prune clear of building by 3m.

Received
5 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
HIGH TOWN
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated5 Sep
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target31 Oct
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Communal Land At 1 To 40 Moorland Gardens Luton. Luton has handled 65 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Luton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across HIGH TOWN.

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

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Application type
Works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 September 2025
Consultation expiry
17 October 2025
Consultation start
26 September 2025
Consultation end
17 October 2025
Last date for comments
17 October 2025
Target decision date
31 October 2025
Permission expires
24 October 2030

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Top Farm Beadlow Shefford SG17 5PL

Planning decision

Case officer
Gemma Clark
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
16

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.

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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.

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