Planning application
14 GREAT THRIFT, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch tree - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/02376/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02376/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Petts Wood & Knoll
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 1NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Bromley
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 6 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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