Courtyard House, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 7RE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02064/TCA - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Silver birch - Crown reduce by 3m off the height and sides. T2 Conifer - Trim all round. T3 Crab apple - Crown reduce by 2m off the top and 1m off the sides. G1 Various trees including Cherry on left boundary - Lift to 4m and cut back sides by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Courtyard house chelsfield .pdf PDF · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 21 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1-3, Church Road, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Chelsfield 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 3; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £625,000 in August 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

18 August 2023£625,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area192 m² (2,067 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
BR6 7RE
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Chelsfield
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 6 days faster than Bromley's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
524decided 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
11 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
FIVE BELLS, CHURCH ROAD, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7RE
G1 Row of Leylandii - Reduce height by 10m and trim sides.
25/05145/TCA
2020 Approved
Chelsfield Primary School , Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EP
Installation of fire escape staircase and replacement of first floor window with door
20/04946/FULL1
2020 Approved
Crosshall, Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EN
Removal of existing sheds.
20/04266/FULL6
2020 Withdrawn
Crosshall , Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EN
Remove old sheds which are in very poor condition
20/04358/LBC
2019 Approved
Chelsfield Primary School , Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EP
Replacement single storey classroom building at rear
19/05044/FULL1
2019 Approved
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
5 x Leylandii - Remove.
19/03495/TREE
2019 Approved
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
Single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
19/02489/PLUD
2019 Approved
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
Replacement of existing garage with new single garage of flat roof design LAWFUL DEVELOPM…
19/02481/PLUD
2018 Approved
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
Loft conversion incorporating a front and rear central dormer and the introduction of roo…
18/05505/FULL6
2018 Refused
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
Loft conversion incorporating a front and rear central dormer and the introduction of roo…
18/02284/FULL6
2017 Refused
3 Ivy Cottages Bucks Cross Road Orpington BR6 7RL
Erection of boundary fence. RETROSPECTIVE.
17/03441/FULL6
2018 Approved
4 Ivy Cottages Bucks Cross Road Orpington BR6 7RL
Proposed Conversion of Existing Garages to Habitable Rooms.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE…
18/02419/PLUD
2017 Approved
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2 x Fir trees adjacent to brick structures - Fell.
17/05225/TREE
2017 Refused
Chelsfield Primary School Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
Single storey extension to annexe building with access ramp and change to site boundary
17/01427/FULL1
2016 Approved
Chelsfield Primary School Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
Single storey front extension to create lobby entrance
16/05292/FULL1
2016 Refused
Gladsholme Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
Two storey rear extension
16/01821/FULL6
2016 Approved
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Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.