Crittenden Lodge, Pond Cottage Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0QD Data via plota.co.uk

26/04167/TPO - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Valid

Proposal

Tree Nos. 968, 969 & 970 – Lime x3 (Tillia cordata) – Crown reduce / Re-pollard back to previous points, crown thin, remove deadwood and crown lift to 3m over grass and 5m over highway. Tree No. 971 – Holly (Ilex aquafolium) – Crown lift to 3m and remove epicormic growth. Tree No. 972 – Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) – Crown lift to 3m over garden area only. Tree No. 976 – Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) – Sever ivy at 1m to ground level. Tree No. 978 – Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) – Reduce lateral limbs towards dwelling by 2.5-3m. Tree No. 980 – Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Sever ivy at 1m to ground level and remove failed stem over stream. Tree No. 982 – Alder (Alnus) – Carefully section fell all sycamore / hazel and elders growing within 2m of the main stem, sever ivy at 1m to ground level and section fell 2 x elder on fence line. Tree No. 983 – Group of Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) – reduce back lateral limbs over lawn area by 3-4m to suitable growth points and crown lift to 3m and sever ivy from 1m to ground level. Tree No. 984 – Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Sever ivy at 1m to ground level. Tree No. 986 – Lime (Tillia cordata) – Crown lift to 5m and crown reduce by 3m to suitable growth points and remove deadwood. Tree No. 987 – Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) – Remove major deadwood. Tree No. 990 – Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) X 2 – Section fell to ground level and apply stump treatment. Tree No. 994 - Lime (Tillia cordata) – Crown reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points, crown lift to 3m, remove deadwood and remove basal epicormic growths. Tree Nos. 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 100 – Lime x6 (Tillia cordata) – Crown reduce by 3 – 3.5m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood, and remove basal epicormic growth. SUBJECT TO TPO 323 (22.12.1986) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Dec 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The White Lodge, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 27 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 20 year flood); Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 28 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
BR4 0QD
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
West Wickham
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
885decided 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 7 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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27 Nov 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