253 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 1GY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Scots Pine leaning over pond - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £338,000 in December 2001. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, 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
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Postcode
- BR5 1GY
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St Mary Cray
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Decision date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dan Morris
How this decision compares
Decided in 31 days from validation, 8 days faster than Bromley's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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