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258 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NT

Granted Bromley 26/02303/TPO Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T8 Cedar to front - Raise canopy (two lowest branches growing over lawn on east side), lateral reduction giving house 3m clearance and deadwood/crown clean canopy, remove hangers and tidy breaks from previous failures. This will remove the apical leader due to failure in main stem. Re shape upper canopy to reflect loss of apical leader by no more than 2m laterally. SUBJECT TO TPO 2397 (11.2.2011)

As published by the council, reference 26/02303/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02303/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
GRANTED
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decided
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR5 1NT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bromley register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02369/TCA Granted

    258 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NT

    T2 Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level. T4 Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level. T6 x3 Large Western Red Cedar forming hedge - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Bromley

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bromley granted permission on 30 July 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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