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St Nicholas Church, Church Lane, Newton Blossomville, Bedford, MK43 8AL

PLN/2026/0264Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation OrderApproved
Prior approval

Approved

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

The height reduction of three Yew trees (T113630, T113631 & T113636) protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. PS/540/15/332 to give 1m clearance from power lines

Received
11 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Olney
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE, NEWTON BLOSSOMVILLE, BEDFORD, MK43 8AL. Milton Keynes has handled 254 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Newton Blossomville conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Olney. We hold 425 applications in total for the MK43 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Milton Keynes City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
MK43 8AL
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Clifton Reynes & Newton Blossomville

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Application expires
9 April 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Approved with Conditions
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14696805
Documents
5

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: Newton Blossomville
  • Listed building: Grade II: Greenhill View Trinity CottageOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate dire…
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.

Source: Milton Keynes

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