Planning application
DOWNE ACTIVITY CENTRE, BIRDHOUSE LANE, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7LJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Two groups of Ash trees adjacent to buildings and scouts activity areas/tents - Remove. (Yew trees and Hawthorns in lower canopy will be retained in both areas). SUBJECT TO TPO 2789 (6.6.2022)
As published by the council, reference 25/05301/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05301/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Darwin
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR6 7LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 14 January 2026, 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.
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