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26/01859/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T2 & T3 Pine trees - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 9

Downs Hill, Beckenham 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 44 m away: Beckenham Place Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Bromley AQMA
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 44 m away; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BR3 5HE
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Nick Palmer

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 32 days faster than Bromley's median of 52 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
934decided 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

Comments by
29 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Withdrawn
Fell T1 Holly to combat subsidence damage to 8 Crab Hill.
20/03999/TREE
2020 Approved
2 x Turkey Oaks in front garden - Crown reduce up to 4m from top and up to 2-3m from side…
20/02459/TPO
2017 Approved
2 x Turkey Oaks - Reduce lower canopy by no more than 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2459 (T1 & T2)
17/02925/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
8 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
x2 Leylandii on the rear boundary - Remove.
26/00070/TCA
2025 Approved
DARK PINES, CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HH
Leylandii hedgerow (H1) - Crown reduce height by 2m from 10m to 7m. No reduction of later…
25/04986/TCA
2025 Refused
16 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
T1 Large Pine - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (25.3.2002)
25/03703/TPO
2025 Refused
16 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
T1 Large Pine - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (25.3.2002)
25/03703/TCA
2025 Approved
OAK SPINNEY, CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
Retention of raised deck with proposed timber pergola above and privacy screen to the rea…
25/03635/HPA
2025 Refused
Hillary Mount, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HH
Front boundary wall and electric sliding gate
25/03076/HPA
2025 Approved
2A CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
Erection of a powder coated aluminium glasshouse to rear garden.
25/03889/HPA
2025 Approved
2A, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
T1 Pine - Fell and plant replacement tree. T2 Pine - Fell and plant replacement tree.
25/03064/TCA
2025 Approved
Oak Spinney, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
HG2 Laurel - Fell, to combat subsidence damage to 8 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE.
25/03050/TCA
2025
8, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
H1 Laurel (Cherry) - Section removal (boundary vegetation 8 Crab Hill & 10 Crab Hill) to…
25/03051/TCA
2024 Approved
Downside Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HH
T1 Hornbeam - Reduce whole canopy by 2m.
24/04067/TREE
2024 Approved
Larchmont Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HH
T1 Prunus cerasifera ('cherry plum') - Crown reduce to height of 6m and radius of between…
24/04273/TREE
2024 Approved
Hillary Mount Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HH
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden
24/03264/FULL6
2024 Approved
Oak Spinney Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Yew tree - Remove.
24/02751/TREE
2023 Approved
Oak Spinney Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Single storey side/rear extension and first floor rear extension.
23/00540/FULL6
2023 Approved
42 Downs Hill Beckenham BR3 5HB
Arizona Cypress tree at front of property, adjacent to pavement - Remove.
23/02920/TREE
2023 Approved
2 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Proposed dormer to side elevation
23/01920/FULL6
2023 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine tree on left - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (14.6.2002)
23/00052/TPO
2023 Approved
2A Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Oak - Fell.
23/00565/TREE
2022 Approved
2 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
x2 Scots Pine at front of property (marked A & B) - Remove.
22/03923/TREE
2016 Approved
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T3 Pine in No.14 overhanging garden of No.16 - Crown reduce the whole tree by 2m.T4 Lime…
16/03630/TREE
2016 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine in front of house - Crown reduce whole tree by no more than 2m.T2 Pine x 2 in fro…
16/03893/TPO
2016 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine in front of house - Crown reduce by no more than 2m.T2 & T3 - 2 x Pines in front…
16/02711/TPO
2016 Approved
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T4 Pine in No.14 overhanging garden of No.16 - Crown reduce by 2m.T5 Lime - Crown reduce…
16/02535/TREE
2016 Approved
2 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Single storey side/rear extension.
16/02272/FULL6
Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
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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
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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