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

Valid 26/02564/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Date received
18 Jun 2026
Date validated
21 Jun 2026
Postcode
BR6
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Description

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

Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#181 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bromley ranks #141 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Bromley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
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Bromley decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #281 of 292
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #280 of 292
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #141 of 292
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #76 of 292
54%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
30 decided
2,171
Total decisions
533 refused in 2025