White Gates 38 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY

13/03209/TREETrees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 22 October 2013

Council decision: Decision - No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Cherry - Reduce growth overhanging client's garden by approx. 1.5m off branch ends back to the approximate inner face of the Yew hedge below tree. Reduce the remaining lateral crown that is viewed from client's garden ONLY and slightly reduce the top to a rounded shape, maintaining shape and form. T2 - Cherry - Remove upright stem growing within Yew hedge to approx. 0.5m below hedge top. Prune all remaining growth overhanging client's garden back to a neat line to beyond the line of the Yew hedge T3 - Field Maple - Prune crown when viewed from client's side ONLY by 20% (approx. 1-1.5m off branch ends). and reduce the encroaching overhang.T4 Elm stems - Reduce lateral spread overhanging golf course by approx. 2m to effectively reduce the spread when viewed from client's garden. Lift crown to approx. 3m above ground level.ALL TREES LOCATED IN THE REAR GARDEN OF PARKMORE

Received: 17 September 2013
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Bromley
Ward: Chislehurst
Agent: Down to Earth Trees Ltd

ReceivedReceived17 Sep
ValidatedValidated17 Sep
Consult.Consultation28 Oct
TargetTarget Date15 Oct
DecidedDecided22 Oct

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at White Gates 38 Wilderness Road Chislehurst BR7 5EY. Bromley has handled 2,348 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the Chislehurst conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 290 applications across Chislehurst. We hold 2,673 applications in total for the BR7 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at London Borough of Bromley were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BR7 5EY
Application type: Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 September 2013
Last date for comments: 28 October 2013
Target decision date: 15 October 2013
Permission expires: 22 October 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent: Down to Earth Trees Ltd
Agent address: The Oast Preston Farm Shoreham Road Shoreham Kent TN14 7UD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-02894009
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chislehurst
Listed building: Grade II: ParkmoreOn or next to this site
Green belt: BromleyNext to the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Bromley

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