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Church Of St Martins Of Tours, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington

Granted Bromley 25/00320/TREE Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Large Cherry Laurel - Remove.

As published by the council, reference 25/00320/TREE

Application record

Reference
25/00320/TREE
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
Received
22 Jan 2025
Validated
22 Jan 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2025
Ward
Chelsfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bromley register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01059/TCA Granted

    CHURCH OF ST MARTINS OF TOURS, CHURCH ROAD, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON

    T1 Cherry tree with cavity present - Fell and grind out to 200mm below ground level. Remove all debris from site.

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Trees
  • 25/05177/TCA Granted

    CHURCH OF ST MARTINS OF TOURS, CHURCH ROAD, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON

    T1 Large declining Lawson Cypress – Dismantle to 2m stump. (2) T1 Large Ash – Dismantle to leave a 3m pollard. T2 Yew – remove all dead branch sections, only cutting back to the mainstem branches that have no living foliage at all.. T3 Dead Silver Birch – Dismantle to ground level. T4 Multi-stemmed Ash - Dismantle to ground level. T5 Dead Cherry by road - Dismantle to ground level. T6 Ash - Dismantle to ground level. T7 Dead tree by footpath - Dismantle to ground level. T8 Dead Ash in car park - Dismantle to ground level. Remove x1 large dead branch on neighbour’s Ash tree overhanging car park.

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 24/03814/TREE Granted

    Church Of St Martins Of Tours, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington

    Laurel tree - Remove.

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 21/03388/TREE Granted

    Church Of St Martins Of Tours, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington

    T1 Declining Yew tree within graveyard - Remove all major dead sections and reduce remaining crown by 3m to stabilise.

    Decided 25 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Received by Bromley

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: NO OBJECTION

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bromley granted permission on 22 January 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Bromley

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    FAULKNER HOUSE, ST PAULS CRAY ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6FA

    T1 Eucalyptus tree (current diameter approx. 17m and current height approx. 22m) - Reduce the crown by approx. 8m. T2 Ash tree (current diameter approx. 12m and current height approx. 15m) Prune back to previous points of pruning, resulting in diameter of approx. 9m and height of 12m. T3 Silver Birch tree (current diameter approx. 8m and current height approx.10m) - Reduce the crown by approx. 2m to a resultant diameter of approx. 8m and height of approx. 8m.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/03387/TCA Granted

    ASHTON, MEAD ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6AD

    T1 London Plane - Remove 1 lowest dead branch. T2 Lime - Remove epicormic growth up to the first union. T3 Limes x 5 - Reduce height of trees to level with lowest one in group, by 1m approx. T4 Leyland Cypress - Reduce in height by 4m to level with lowest tree. T5 Norway Maple - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points. T6 Limes x 9 - Reduce in height by 10m (approx. in half).

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/03844/TCA Awaiting decision

    16 RAVENSBOURNE AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR2 0BP

    T1 Semi-mature Horse chestnut - Cut back the crown on the property side by approximately 2m from 6m to 4m to the property boundary. T2 Mature Eucalyptus in the neighbouring rear garden - Shorten the extended limb at approximately 10m by approximately 3m from 10m to 7m, cutting back to a suitable growth point.

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/03853/TCA Awaiting decision

    8 ELM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4JB

    Small Holly in front garden - Remove.

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/03839/TCA Awaiting decision

    LAUREL BANK HOUSE, 15-17 BROMLEY COMMON, BROMLEY, BR2 9LS

    T1 Leylandii - Fell to ground level. T2 Leylandii - Fell to ground level. T3 Bay - Crown lift 2.5m from above ground level.

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees