10 Monks Way, Orpington, BR5 1HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/03160/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak tree overhanging rear garden of Monks Way - Reduce south-west crown from 3m to previous points (2m). SUBJECT TO TPO 161 (27.10.1982) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 167 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 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

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 £280,000 in February 2004. Detached house, freehold.

26 February 2004£280,000

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
BR5 1HN
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Aug 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.