Planning application
8, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
H1 Laurel (Cherry) - Section removal (boundary vegetation 8 Crab Hill & 10 Crab Hill) to combat subsidence damage to 8 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
As published by the council, reference 25/03051/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03051/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 9 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
- Decision by
- Plan Sub Committee
- Postcode
- BR3 5HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00070/TCA Granted
8 CRAB HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HE
x2 Leylandii on the rear boundary - Remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2025
Received by Bromley
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25 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bromley took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bromley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bromley decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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Larchmont, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HH
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In Bromley
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26/03568/TCA Awaiting decision
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26/03575/TCA Awaiting decision
28 HEATHFIELD ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6BQ
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26/03051/TCA Granted
SQUIRRELS, 26 WILDERNESS ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EY
Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the front garden currently standing around 10m in height - Remove.
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26/03096/TCA Granted
7 THE GLEBE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5PX
T1 Sycamore - Reduce lateral spread by no more than 1.2m in any direction.
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26/02579/TPO Refused
56 KINGSWOOD AVENUE, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0NY
T1 Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m, pruning back to structurally strong growth points and reduce lateral spread to shape and balance. Remove major deadwood throughout the crown. Remove lowest limbs closest to ground level T2 Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m, pruning back to structurally strong growth points and reduce lateral spread to shape and balance. Remove major deadwood throughout the crown. Remove lowest limbs closest to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 2088 (24.6.2005)