Buckleigh House, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03147/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Maple tree on left side boundary in rear garden - Reduce by 1.5m and remove any defects in the crown. Copper Maple tree on rear boundary in rear garden - Reduce rear side of crown by 2.5m to balance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 205 m away: Crofton Woods SSSI; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
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 3

Last sold for £2,100,000 in June 2020. Detached house, freehold.

24 June 2020£2,100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
9 October 2012£2,175,000
3 July 2007£1,715,000

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

Building

Floor area749 m² (8,062 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, 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 8LZ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 15 days faster than Bromley's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% 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 30 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
T4 Conifer tree in the front garden - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 1904 (7.5.2002)
22/04891/TPO
2022
T1 Oak tree - Remove and replant a replacement tree.T2 Oak tree - Pruning of two lower br…
22/04880/TREE
2020 Decided
Silver Birch tree in front garden - Reduce to ground level. Eucalyptus tree in front gard…
20/02851/TREE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
NORTHWOOD, SUNNYDALE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LZ
Multi-stemmed Ash tree on rear boundary in rear garden - Fell.
25/05368/TCA
2025 Approved
GREENCOURT, SUNNYDALE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LY
Eucalyptus tree in rear garden - Reduce by approximately 3m.
25/04384/TCA
2025 Approved
Wishing Well, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Single storey side extension with a habitable space, a home office and storage space and…
25/03133/HPA
2025
IVY HOLLOW, SUNNYDALE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LZ
T1 Oak in rear garden - Reduce to previous cuts points. SUBJECT TO TPO 2455 (23.12.2011)…
25/03621/TPO
2023 Approved
Greencourt, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LY
T1 Norway Maple - Reduce the height and spread by up to 3m.T2 Eucalyptus - Reduce lateral…
23/04690/TREE
2023 Approved
Grovehurst, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LY
T1 Lebanese Cedar - Crown lift by 2m with the removal of seven lowest branches. All branc…
23/04705/TREE
2023 Approved
Dale Cottage Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LZ
Removal of hedge tree in front garden.
23/03990/TREE
2023 Approved
Street Record Sunnydale Orpington
T1 Oak at Oakview on Sunnydale side - Remove deadwood. Lightly reduce all round by 1-2m t…
23/01261/TREE
2022 Approved
Pippins, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
T1 Oak in front garden - Thin crown by removing all epicormic growth. Reduce height by 4…
22/03896/TREE
2022 Approved
Wishing Well, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Conversion of the existing garage into a habitable space, new single storey side double g…
22/01200/FULL6
2022 Approved
Wishing Well, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Oak tree in rear garden between Wishing Well and Willow Lodge - Reduction of crown height…
22/01974/TREE
2022 Approved
Northwood Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LZ
T1 Ash tree - Fell.
22/00605/TREE
2021 Approved
Wishing Well Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LZ
Conversion of the existing garage into a habitable space, new single storey side double g…
21/05207/FULL6
2021 Approved
2 Nutfield Way Orpington BR6 8EU
Addition of first floor, demolition of rear extension, single storey side/rear extension…
21/05696/FULL6
2021 Refused
Penhallow Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LY
Oak tree - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 2095 (28.7.2005)
21/04300/TPO
2021 Approved
Rosemerryn Wood Way Orpington BR6 8LS
Demolition of existing conservatory, part conversion of garage, proposed part one/two sto…
21/01028/FULL6
2020 Refused
Tanglewood, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Oak tree in rear garden - Crown reduce by 1.5m - 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2340 (4.11.2009)
20/03996/TPSPLD
2020 Approved
Tanglewood, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Oak tree in rear garden - Crown reduce by 1.5m - 2m (not including those branches overhan…
20/03996/TPO
2020 Approved
Tanglewood, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Field Maple in rear garden - Crown reduce by 1.5m - 2m.
20/03997/TREE
2020 Approved
Land Fronting Milan And Dorrington, Sunnydale, Orpington
T1 Oak - Remove.SUBJECT TO TPO 2643 (30.04.2018)
20/01245/TPO
2017 Approved
Tanglewood Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LZ
T5 Oak - Reduce in height by 3.5m and lateral spread by 1.5m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2340 (T1)
17/00307/TPO
2017 Approved
The Paddocks Wood Way Orpington BR6 8LS
T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce in height by 3m and lateral spread by 1m.T4 Scots Pine - Remov…
17/00301/TREE
2016 Approved
Bancroft Wood Way Orpington BR6 8LS
Removal of 1 outgrown side shoot and crown lift by 1 metre, 1 flowering cherry on the lef…
16/02320/TREE
2016 Refused
2 Larch Dene Orpington BR6 8PL
Roof alterations to incorporate two rear dormersRETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION
16/01249/FULL6
2016 Approved
Dale Cottage Sunnydale Orpington BR6 8LZ
Fell one field maple
16/00054/TREE
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.

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.