Planning application
43 CATOR ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 5DT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
x1 Very large Spruce in rear garden - Reduce by approximately 2m and tidy. x1 Very large Willow in rear garden – Reduce by approx. 3m and tidy. x1 Large Yew tree in rear garden – Reduce by approx. 1m and tidy. x2 Pear trees in rear garden - Reduce by approx. 2m. x1 Very large Birch tree in rear garden - Reduce by approx. 3m. x1 Neighbouring Yew tree in front garden - Reduce overhang and tidy.
As published by the council, reference 26/02050/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02050/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Penge & Cator
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SE26 5DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Bromley
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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 a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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