Planning application
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Oak tree on boundary line between Barfield and Dormers - Remove as close to ground level as possible.
As published by the council, reference 25/04759/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04759/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Bromley Common & Holwood
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR6 8NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01655/TCA Awaiting decision
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
T2 Sweet Chestnut - Following the removal of T1, the adjacent Sweet Chestnut will be exposed to new wind loading. As per BS3998:2010 Table B1 on attached document, this tree will be reduced in height by up to 6m and cleared of unstable deadwood to mitigate the risk of altered exposure failure.
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26/01477/TPO Decided
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
T1 Oak tree on boundary line between Barfield and Dormers - Remove as close to ground level as possible. SUBJECT TO TPO 3047 (9.12.2025)
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25/05662/TPO Refused
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Oak tree on boundary line between Barfield and Dormers - Remove as close to ground level as possible. SUBJECT TO TPO 3047 (9.12.2025)
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25/05409/HPA Granted
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Construction of single storey outbuilding with covered barbeque area in rear garden.
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25/05142/HPA Granted
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Retention of play court with perimeter fencing (replacement of original tennis court)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Bromley
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 December 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
9 documents on file for this application
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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 48 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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THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
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26/03387/TCA Granted
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26/03839/TCA Awaiting decision
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