Shortlands Golf Club, Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX Data via plota.co.uk

26/04136/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Valid

Proposal

T1 Mature Beech tree beside the members’ car park, to the side of 30 Ravensbourne Avenue - Remove deadwood and hangers. T2 Mature Sycamore tree beside the members’ car park - Remove deadwood, crown lift to 5m above ground level. Cut laterals back from property by 2m and sever ivy. T3 Sycamore tree next to the 5th tee, alongside the footpath - Cut the laterals back by 1.5m to suitable growth points. T5 Oak tree next to the 5th tee - Fell to ground level and plant replacement tree. G1 Group of x4 Horse chestnut trees next to the 8th hole - Reduce height by 9m (from 14m to 5m), remove the crowns and retain the main stems as monoliths. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Shortlands Village 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: 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 56 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BR2 0DX
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Shortlands & Park Langley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Campbell Kidd

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
885decided 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 6 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Nov 2026
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