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26/03087/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Hawthorns on rear boundary (Group 1) – Remove dead and dying trees. Goat Willow (Group 2) – Remove. Pear trees (T4 and T5) – Remove. Bay (B1) - Remove. Oak (T1) - Crown lift by up to 3m. Remove dead wood. Prune to suitable growth points where required. Box Elder (T2) - Crown reduce by up to 1m in height and radial spread. Remove dead wood. Prune to suitable growth points. Indian Bean (T3) - Crown lift by up to 3m. Crown reduce by approximately 2-3m in height and 1-2m in radial spread. Remove dead wood. Prune to suitable growth points. Exempt works: Remove dead wood and dead trees. Remove self-seeded stems measuring less than 75mm diameter at 1.5m above ground level. Remove self-seeded stems up to 100mm diameter at 1.5m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 26-03087 TCA PLAN Location Plan · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF 26-03087 TCA APP REDACTED Application Form Personal Data · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Farnborough Park 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 ↗
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 174 m away: Crofton Woods 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; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt about 93 m away: London.
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, 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.

Building

Floor area135 m² (1,453 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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
BR6 8LS
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 13 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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
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

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.