Elms Estate, Wellsmoor Gardens, Bickley, Bromley Data via plota.co.uk

26/03462/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T918 Weeping Ash - Create a habitat monolith @ 3m from ground level. T959 Crab Apple - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T900 Common Horse chestnut - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T903 Beech - Raise lower canopy to 3m over pavement and 5.5m over the road. T911 Beech - Crown thin overall canopy by up to 25% and clean crown. T923 Lime - Remove major deadwood and remove epicormic/basal growth to crown break. T939 Norway Maple - Clear vegetation around cavity to establish extent of cavity. Reduce overall canopy by up to 3m depending on the how severe the cavity is. T967 Oak - Reduce the overall height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 3m, cutting back to appropriate growing points where possible and remove major deadwood. T995 Hawthorn - Create a new pollard @ approximately 6m from ground level. T905 Beech - Raise lower canopy to 3m from ground level. Remove major deadwood. T912 Sycamore - Reduce overall canopy by up to 1.5m shaping accordingly. Remove major deadwood. T944 Beech - Crown thin overall canopy by up to 25%, crown clean and lift lower canopy to 3m over the pavement and 5m over the road. T945 Beech - Raise lower canopy to 3m from ground level over the pavement and 5m over the road. T956 London Plane - Remove major deadwood. T958 London Plane Remove major deadwood. T973 Atlas cedar - Remove major deadwood. SUBJECT TO TPO BB6 1959 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Bickley & Sundridge
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Angelo Morgan

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 4 days faster than Bromley's median of 52 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
934decided 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

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Last counted 21 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