Planning application
5 APPLEBY CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GA
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Pine tree - Fell to ground level. T2 Beech tree - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 533 (10.6.1988)
As published by the council, reference 25/05533/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05533/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Petts Wood & Knoll
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 1GA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/02196/TPO Refused
5 APPLEBY CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GA
T1 Pine tree in rear garden - Fell, remove stump and plant replacement tree. T2 Beech tree in rear garden - Fell, remove stump and plant replacement tree. SUBJECT TO TPO 285 (21.3.1986)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: REFUSED
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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 refusal means
Bromley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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5 APPLEBY CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GA
T1 Pine tree in rear garden - Fell, remove stump and plant replacement tree. T2 Beech tree in rear garden - Fell, remove stump and plant replacement tree. SUBJECT TO TPO 285 (21.3.1986)
Refused Trees 3 docs -
34 St John's Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1HX
Removal of chimney. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear L-shaped dormer and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
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Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 15 docsDomestic -
21 ST JOHN'S ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HS
Single storey rear extension
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21 ST JOHN'S ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HS
Single Storey Rear Extension And Internal Alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Decided Lawful development Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
22 St John's Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1HX
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.30m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
Granted Prior approval Extension 12 docsSmall domestic
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