5 Orlestone Gardens, Orpington, BR6 6HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02946/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T6 Lime - Remove epicormic growth from trunk and basal suckers. Thin the crown by 20% approx. by pruning out water shoots/ epicormic growth and thin branch tips by pruning out the longest branchlets from the end of each branch, reducing the crown by approx. 1-1.5m in the process. Prune out deadwood >30mm diameter and 500mm in length. T3 Magnolia on front lawn - Thin the crown by approx. 20% by removing water shoots and crossing/ running branches, to give an even density. Reduce the lateral spread by up to 1m and reduce the height as required to shape and balance. Crown lift to maintain a ground clearance of 2.5-3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TCL-L-5OG (19577) Plan.pdf PDF · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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 3a
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) agrees.
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
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 £235,000 in May 1997. Detached house, freehold.

22 May 1997£235,000

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

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BR6 6HB
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Chelsfield
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 11 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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12 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T2 Fig - Fell and grub out stump. T3 Magnolia - Reduce the height and lateral spread by 5…
25/03772/TCA
2024 Approved
T1 Fig - Reduce to the height of adjacent fence, prune sides to shape. T3 Magnolia - Redu…
24/03685/TREE
2023 Approved
T1 Magnolia - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 1m and crown thin by 20%…
23/04272/TREE
2023 Approved
T1 Elder & Plum - Reduce back to boundary. T2 Magnolia - Crown reduce height and spread b…
23/01101/TREE
2022 Approved
Installation of Solar Panels on roof LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
22/02206/PLUD
2021 Approved
T1 Elder - Reduce back to boundary. T2 Plum - Reduce back to boundary. T3 Magnolia - Redu…
21/03828/TREE
2020 Approved
T1 Magnolia in front garden - Raise the crown as required to give 2.5-3m clearance.T2 Che…
20/02739/TREE
2019 Approved
Wild Plum on right boundary, overhanging garage from school - Prune back all overhang to…
19/04101/TREE
2018 Approved
Lime in rear garden - Reduce lateral spread towards clients house by 2m. Remove moderate…
18/02341/TREE
2016 Approved
1 x Magnolia in front garden - Reduce height and lateral spread by up to 1m. Thin remaini…
16/03577/TREE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
THE RECTORY, SKIBBS LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7RH
T1 Lime tree pollard adjacent to the rear left boundary - Cut & remove the partially fail…
25/05339/TCA
2025 Approved
2 ORLESTONE GARDENS, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HB
G1 x2 Palm in rear garden - Fell to ground level. S1 Choisya sundance adjacent to G1 - Fe…
25/03821/TCA
2021 Approved
Lillys Chelsfield Lane Orpington BR6 6NN
T1 Catalpa - Prune back to give 0.5m clearance from phone wires. T2 Magnolia - Reduce cro…
21/02288/TREE
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
Lilly's Farm, Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR6 6NN
Demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection of a single detached house with…
19/02343/FULL1
2020 Approved
7 Orlestone Gardens, Orpington, BR6 6HB
Lawson Cypress -Fell to ground level and grind out stump.
20/01458/TREE
2019 Approved
Chelsfield Primary School , Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EP
Replacement single storey classroom building at rear
19/05044/FULL1
2019 Approved
3 Orlestone Gardens Orpington BR6 6HB
Weeping Ash in rear garden - Reduce in height by 1m approx. Crown lift to 3-4m. Reduce la…
19/04303/TREE
2019 Approved
The Rectory Skibbs Lane Orpington BR6 7RH
T1 Ash tree in rear left corner - Fell to ground level. G2 Row of lime trees flanking rig…
19/03159/TREE
2018 Approved
Rosewood Farm Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
Demolition of storage/workshop buildings and erection of detached three bedroom bungalow…
18/03460/FULL1
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
2018 Approved
2 Orlestone Gardens Orpington BR6 6HB
T1 Lawson Cypress on rear boundary adjacent to greenhouse - Reduce in height by 3m back t…
18/00238/TREE
2017 Approved
Cross House Church Road Chelsfield Orpington BR6 7RE
2 x Fir trees adjacent to brick structures - Fell.
17/05225/TREE
2017 Approved
Lilly's Farm Chelsfield Lane Orpington BR6 6NN
Change of use and demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection four houses (2…
17/03774/FULL1
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
2017 Approved
3 Orlestone Gardens Orpington BR6 6HB
Ash in rear garden - Reduce lateral spread over neighbours side and over garage by 1.5m…
17/01714/TREE
2016 Refused
Rosewood Farm Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
Demolition of storage/workshop buildings and erection of detached three bedroom bungalow…
16/05334/FULL1
2017 Approved
The Rectory Skibbs Lane Orpington BR6 7RH
T1 Mature Ash tree adjacent to front right corner of the Rectory building - Prune to redu…
17/00322/TREE
2016 Approved
Chelsfield Primary School Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
Single storey front extension to create lobby entrance
16/05292/FULL1
2016 Approved
2 Orlestone Gardens Orpington BR6 6HB
Front porch
16/02469/FULL6
2016 Approved
2 Lillys Farm Cottage Warren Road Orpington BR6 6EP
T1: 1 x Large Birch tree near rear left boundary (the Birch closest to client's house)…
16/03015/TREE
2022 Approved
Lilly's Farm Chelsfield Lane Orpington BR6 6NN
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning ref 19/02343/FULL1: Con…
19/02343/CONDT3
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

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