Planning application
5 KING WILLIAM IV GARDENS, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Bay - Reduce height to approximately 10m. T2 Cherry laurel, - Fell. T3 Hazel - Fell. T4 Viburnum tinus - Fell. T5 Box elder - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 26/02910/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02910/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- APPROVED
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Penge & Cator
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SE20 7EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Bromley
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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 this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 28 August 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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