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26/01643/T - Works to Trees under Tree Preservation Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to two Lime trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order LIGHT ACCESS GENERAL MAINTENANCE NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY ENCROACHMENT Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

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

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PETZ Decision · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CASE SHEET Officer Report - Public · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form - Public · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF REASONS FOR WORK Supporting Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Old Bexley 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Bexley AQMA
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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1 and 3, Bexley High Street, Grade II, 42 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 8 m away: Bexley Village; Designated open space 43 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Works to Trees under Tree Preservation
Postcode
DA5 3JN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
ST MARYS & ST JAMES
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Permission Granted with Conditions
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keith Archers Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
145decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15187218
Planning Portal ref
PP-15187218
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Single storey front extension, infill extension to side and replacement of front and side…
25/01763/FUL
2022 Approved
Works to two Lime trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order - Reduce the crowns by up…
22/02994/T
2018 Approved
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order and within a Conservation Area being…
18/01817/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
480 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JN
Formation of a vehicular access and formation of hard standing to the front of the proper…
25/00856/FUL
2024 Approved
40 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Two storey side extension following the demolition of existing garage.
24/00544/FUL
2024
4 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
24/01190/FUL
2024 Approved
482 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JN
Extension of existing driveway to provide additional parking.
24/00148/FUL
2023 Approved
12 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Part one, part two storey rear and side extensions and loft conversion with rooflights to…
23/00234/FUL
2022 Approved
12 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Part one, Part Two Rear and Side extension and Loft Conversion
22/00123/FUL
2021 Approved
12 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Part one, Part two Side and Rear Extensions and Loft Conversion
21/03230/FUL
2020 Approved
494 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JN
Retension of raised decking area to rear incorporating balustrade and railings
20/00321/FUL
2020 Approved
Park House Parkhill Road Bexley Kent DA5 1HT
Works to various trees within a Conservation area.
20/00135/S211
2019 Approved
7 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Single storey side extension.
19/02603/FUL
2018 Approved
639 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JP
Single storey rear extension.
18/01623/FUL
2018 Approved
Park House Parkhill Road Bexley Kent DA5 1HT
Works to remove two eucalyptus trees and pruning of three eucalyptus trees with the Conse…
18/00141/S211
2017 Approved
38 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Single storey side and rear extension.
17/01313/FUL
2017 Approved
2 Thanet Road Bexley Kent DA5 1AN
Continued use of property as a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for eight persons.
17/00037/FUL
2016 Approved
Park House Parkhill Road Bexley Kent DA5 1HT
Conversion of garage to habitable room.
16/02396/FUL
2016 Refused
38 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Single storey side and rear extension
16/02265/FUL
2016 Approved
5 Salisbury Road Bexley Kent DA5 3QE
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to roofline to provide rear and…
16/00884/LDCP
2016 Approved
Park House Parkhill Road Bexley Kent DA5 1HT
Felling of 7 Leylandii trees within a Conservation Area
16/00783/S211
2016 Approved
486 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JN
Single storey rear extension
16/00760/FUL
2016 Approved
490 Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3JN
Single storey rear extension
16/00587/FUL
2016 Approved
Park House Parkhill Road Bexley Kent DA5 1HT
Works to fourteen Eucalyptus trees in a Conservation area
16/00050/S211
Bexley
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#5 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bexley is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #17 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Bexley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #106 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #69 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #17 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #17 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
90 decided
1,324
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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