RAILWAY EMBANKMENT REAR OF BADGERS COPSE, TUBBENDEN LANE, ORPINGTON Data via plota.co.uk

26/02564/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

Various tree works to individual trees and groups located within and adjacent to Orpington Substation, as identified in the accompanying trees survey and location plan. Works comprise selective pruning, including crown lifting, crown reduction and removal of overhanging limbs to provide clearance from existing and proposed electrical infrastructure. Vegetation management is also required in the form of selective coppicing of mixed species groups located along the railway embankment. SUBJECT TO TPO 523 (3.5.1988) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
BR6
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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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
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Bromley decision performance
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