Flat 1, Linda Court, South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01865/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Refused

Proposal

Cedar tree in front garden - Remove the lower bough. SUBJECT TO TPO 268 (4.9.1985) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 May 2026
✗
Refused
9 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Bromley AQMA
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 ↗
Conservation area about 23 m away: Durham Avenue, Bromley
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 44 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £517,500 in June 2023. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

30 June 2023£517,500
27 October 2017£440,000
10 October 2008£230,000
19 July 1996£79,000

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
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
BR2 0RH
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Shortlands & Park Langley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 30 days slower than Bromley's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
573decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 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

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