Planning application
28 DOWNS HILL, BECKENHAM, BR3 5HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech hedge - Reduce by approximately 3m back to its last reduction point.
As published by the council, reference 26/02437/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02437/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR3 5HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Bromley
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13 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
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 13 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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