Highdown, 10a Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Dead Holly - Fell to near ground level. T2 Holly - Remove 2no. selected secondary stems to near ground level. T3 Beech - Reduce height by approximately 3m and lateral spread by approximately 2m. Remove deadwood. T4 Sweet Gum - Reduce height by approximately 3m and lateral spread by approximately 2m. G5 Leyland Cypress - Fell both subject trees to near ground level. G6 Yew & Ash - Prune to lift both low overhanging crowns only, to provide a statutory clearance of 2m above the subject property. T7 Beech - Crown thin by no more than 25%. Lift low crown to provide a 4m clearance above ground. Remove all basal and stem growth back to source. G8 Mixed Species - Cut down all subject growth to near ground level, including all shrubs. G9 Leyland Cypress - Fell the subject trees to near ground level. T10 Silver Birch - Fell to near ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Bromley
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Postcode
- BR7 5EY
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chislehurst
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 May 2026
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Decision date
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Last counted 22 Aug 2026
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- 13 Apr 2026
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26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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