Babington House School, Grange Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5ES Data via plota.co.uk

26/03694/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Valid

Proposal

T1 Turkey oak - Remove major deadwood and crown lift low hanging branches to ensure a clearance of 1.5m from the structures. T2 Norway maple - Tip prune/ crown lift low hanging branches to ensure a clearance of 1.5m from the structures. T3 Sycamore - Crown lift low hanging branches over the playing area to a height of 3m. T4 Multi-stemmed Sycamore - Crown lift low hanging branches to 3m over playing area and 2.5m over footpath. T5 Field maple x2 - Crown lift / tip prune branches encroaching on the neighbouring structure. T6 Oak - Remove major deadwood. T7 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. T8 Sycamore stem - Remove major deadwood. T9 Yew - Tip prune to ensure a clearance of 1.5m from the structures. T10 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. SUBJECT TO TPO BB3 1958 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Bromley's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 195 m away: Elmstead Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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

Checked on 30 September 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 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
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
BR7 5ES
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Chislehurst
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.