Sheridan, Wood Way, Orpington, BR6 8LS Data via plota.co.uk

26/03480/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Valid

Proposal

T1 English Oak tree with an acute lean - Reduce by 4m height and spread to alleviate weight on the crown with the lean (This is 1m above previous pollard points). T2 English Oak tree to the left of the outbuilding - Crown reduce by 5m height and 4m spread. T3 English Oak tree to the right of the pathway - Crown reduce by 5m height and 4m spread. T4 English Oak tree - Crown reduce height by 8m to a single pole G5 Various deadwood - Remove major dead branches from over the outbuilding and within falling distance of pathways and neighbours. SUBJECT TO TPO 2587 (23.12.2013) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026, from Bromley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 8

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.
SSSI about 174 m away: Crofton Woods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt about 93 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 1

Last sold for £455,000 in September 1997. Detached house, freehold.

9 September 1997£455,000

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
BR6 8LS
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
524decided 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Oct 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.