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Land east of Cottonwood Close, Orpington, BR6 7FG

Granted Bromley 26/02377/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

T2 Dead English Elm (tag 198) - Fell to ground level. T11 Ash (tag 197) - Fell. T57 Sycamore (tag 1120) - Cut back from adjacent building. T68 Silver Birch (tag 1137) - Remove deadwood. Reduce crown height by 2m. Reduce crown spread by 1m. T28 Oak (tag 1091) - Laterally crown reduce by up to 1.5m in all aspects blending into the upper crown. No reduction in height. T29 Oak (tag 1092) - Laterally crown reduce by up to 3m on the west side and by up to 1.5m on the N and S aspects near to the previous points and remove deadwood to leave a more balanced crown profile. No reduction in height. T7 & T8 Oaks - Laterally cut back eastern aspect overhang to parking spaces by up to 3m to remove any future conflict with the parking bays, blending into upper crown. No reduction in height. Current branch length 7m finished branch length 4m. SUBJECT TO TPO 799 (17.7.1992)

As published by the council, reference 26/02377/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02377/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
GRANTED
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Decided
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR6 7FG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Received by Bromley

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Bromley granted permission on 31 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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