Larchmont, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/03173/TCA - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Ash - Reduce canopy to approx. 4.5m in height. T2 Ash - Fell to approx. 3 - 3.5m monolith. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Conservation Area - Decision Notice PDF · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF plan_A_Crab_Hill_showing_Larchmont Location Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF plan_B_garden_showing_trees Location Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF 26-03173 TCA APP REDACTED Application Form No Personal Data · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Downs Hill, Beckenham 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 34 m away: Beckenham Place Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Bromley 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 33 m away; Priority habitat about 34 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,220,000 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.

3 March 2021£1,220,000
15 July 2014£1,050,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area202 m² (2,174 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BR3 5HH
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 11 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1 Prunus cerasifera ('cherry plum') - Crown reduce to height of 6m and radius of between…
24/04273/TREE
2019 Approved
Extension of existing garage, demolition of existing rear extension and construction of n…
19/03923/FULL6
2019 Approved
T1 & T2 Cherry - Remove. T3 Plum - Remove. T4 Holly - Remove. T5 & T6 Conifer - Remove. T…
19/02524/TREE
2018 Approved
Alteration and extension of existing single storey garage, construction of a two storey s…
18/04526/FULL6
2018 Approved
Hornbeam on boundary in front garden between property - Reduce by 4m.
18/03143/TREE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
8 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
x2 Leylandii on the rear boundary - Remove.
26/00070/TCA
2025 Approved
DARK PINES, CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HH
Leylandii hedgerow (H1) - Crown reduce height by 2m from 10m to 7m. No reduction of later…
25/04986/TCA
2025 Refused
16 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
T1 Large Pine - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (25.3.2002)
25/03703/TPO
2025 Refused
16 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
T1 Large Pine - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (25.3.2002)
25/03703/TCA
2025 Approved
OAK SPINNEY, CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
Retention of raised deck with proposed timber pergola above and privacy screen to the rea…
25/03635/HPA
2025 Refused
Hillary Mount, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HH
Front boundary wall and electric sliding gate
25/03076/HPA
2025 Approved
2A CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
Erection of a powder coated aluminium glasshouse to rear garden.
25/03889/HPA
2025 Approved
2A, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
T1 Pine - Fell and plant replacement tree. T2 Pine - Fell and plant replacement tree.
25/03064/TCA
2025 Approved
Oak Spinney, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
HG2 Laurel - Fell, to combat subsidence damage to 8 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE.
25/03050/TCA
2025
8, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
H1 Laurel (Cherry) - Section removal (boundary vegetation 8 Crab Hill & 10 Crab Hill) to…
25/03051/TCA
2024 Approved
Downside Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HH
T1 Hornbeam - Reduce whole canopy by 2m.
24/04067/TREE
2024 Approved
Hillary Mount Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HH
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden
24/03264/FULL6
2024 Approved
Oak Spinney Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Yew tree - Remove.
24/02751/TREE
2023 Approved
Oak Spinney Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Single storey side/rear extension and first floor rear extension.
23/00540/FULL6
2023 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine tree on left - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 1898 (14.6.2002)
23/00052/TPO
2023 Approved
2A Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Oak - Fell.
23/00565/TREE
2022 Approved
14 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
T1 Conifer tree - Cut back overhanging branches into No. 16 by 1.5 - 2m.
22/04093/TREE
2022 Approved
16 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
T1, T2 & T3 Pine trees - Remove deadwood and reduce spread to give a 2-3m clearance from…
22/03683/TREE
2022 Approved
Dark Pines, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HH
T1 Oak - Crown reduce height by 2m from 12m to 10m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 10m…
22/00916/TREE
2021 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Single storey rear extension
21/05013/FULL6
2017 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
Fell 3 pine trees in front gardenSUBJECT TO TPO 1898
17/00407/TPO
2016 Approved
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T3 Pine in No.14 overhanging garden of No.16 - Crown reduce the whole tree by 2m.T4 Lime…
16/03630/TREE
2016 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine in front of house - Crown reduce whole tree by no more than 2m.T2 Pine x 2 in fro…
16/03893/TPO
2016 Refused
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T1 Pine in front of house - Crown reduce by no more than 2m.T2 & T3 - 2 x Pines in front…
16/02711/TPO
2016 Approved
16 Crab Hill Beckenham BR3 5HE
T4 Pine in No.14 overhanging garden of No.16 - Crown reduce by 2m.T5 Lime - Crown reduce…
16/02535/TREE
Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.