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26/01470/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Exodus (previously Moorcroft House), Wilderness Rd (TG1) Ash/Chestnut/Holly/Oak saplings - Fell tree group to ground level and poison using eco plugs. (T2) Sycamore - Section fell (ivy clad, 90% dead tree) to ground level and poison using eco plugs. (T3) Holly - Section fell to ground level and poison using eco plugs. (TG7) Yew / Magnolia - Fell Yew and Magnolia sapling to ground level. (TG8) Spruce/ Cypress hedge - Section fell hedge to ground level. (T9) Acer - Section fell to ground level. (T12) Cypress hedge - Fell hedge to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 31

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 30

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Site constraints 4

Chislehurst conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Aqma 2020
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BR7 5EY
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Chislehurst
Case officer
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Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
348decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bromley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromley decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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6 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Moorcroft House: (T1) Holly - Section fell to ground level to allow shed to be built. (T2…
25/03636/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025 Approved
Cedars 42 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY
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2024 Approved
Cedars 42 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY
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24/03002/TREE
2024 Approved
18B Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
T1/2 Conifer - Fell to ground level.
24/02531/TREE
2024 Approved
Squirrels, 26 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
Oak tree - Pollard.
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2024 Approved
White Gates, 38 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
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2023 Approved
Trosley, 14 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
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T2 Cedar, 2x moribund Lawsons Cypress, dead Cedar and small, variegated Holly - Fell to g…
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2024 Approved
Camden Leigh, 40 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
T1 Lawson Cypress on rear right hand boundary - Fell to ground level.
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Nuthurst, 6 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
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24/00825/TREE
2024 Approved
Cedars, 42 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
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24/00872/TREE
2024 Approved
White Gates, 38 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
G1 Group of Liquid ambar on rear right hand boundary - Reduce in height by no more than 1…
24/00896/TREE
2023 Approved
Chesham House 30 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY
T1 Sequoia - Fell to ground level. T3 Beech - Reduce height by 50% to make a more compact…
23/03828/TREE
2022 Approved
Stable House, Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
T1 Oak - Reduce size of crown by 1.5 - 2m. Reduce lateral spread over neighbours by 1m. R…
22/03984/TREE
2017 Approved
Foxdeane Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EZ
The erection of four x 2m high stone entrance piers and a wooden pedestrian gate with sto…
17/01376/FULL6
2017 Approved
18A Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY
T1 Lawson Cypress on left adjacent to house - Fell to near ground level.
17/00484/TREE
2016 Approved
Hedgerows 16 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY
T1 & T2 Lawson Cypress: Reduce in height to 5m from ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 1653 (T1)
16/05351/TPO
2016 Approved
Ways End Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EZ
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Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Bromley ranks #143 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Bromley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bromley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #276 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #280 of 296
66%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #143 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #72 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
42 decided
2,164
Total decisions
500 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings