Planning application
34 GARDINER CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 3HW
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G5 Conifer trees along the fence line in the garage area - Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level. Cutback from the garages and building to give a 2m clearance.
As published by the council, reference 26/03297/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03297/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Paul's Cray
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 3HW
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bromley through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Bromley
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bromley took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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 happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Bromley for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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