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7 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE

24/01121/TREENotification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 3 May 2024

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Beech in front garden - Remove major deadwood and reduce the remaining height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 1m, maintaining a natural shape.H1 Cherry Laurel on rear left hand boundary - Trim back height and garden side only of previous seasons re-growth to create a tight and compact hedge with correct level.T2 Cypress on rear boundary - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.T3 Oak on rear left hand boundary (neighbouring tree) - Remove major deadwood, split and hanging branches throughout crown and remove 3 lowest limbs overhanging the client's greenhouse.T4 Oak on rear left hand boundary neighbouring side - Reduce the overall height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 3m, cutting back to appropriate growing points where possible and remove major deadwood.

Received
22 March 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bromley Common & Holwood
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated22 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided3 May

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 7 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE. Bromley has handled 2,348 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the Keston Park, Farnborough conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 151 applications across Bromley Common & Holwood. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the BR2 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
BR2 6EE
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 March 2024
Target decision date
22 March 2024
Permission expires
3 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Trees Uk
Agent address
Longfield Cottage Nash Lane Keston BR2 6AP

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12913500
Documents
2
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Keston Park, Farnborough
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bromley

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