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Whitethorns, 41 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH

24/03965/TREENotification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 November 2024

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 Scots Pine - Canopy raise low hanging branches over driveway to approximately 4m-4.5m above ground level. Remove deadwood. Reduce over-extended branches to north by 2-3m and height by up to 2m to form balanced crown shape. Canopy raise remaining lower crown to give overall balanced appearance.T2 Douglas Fir - Remove deadwood only (exempt).

Received
22 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Agent
HTC Ltd
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Oct
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Whitethorns, 41 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH. Bromley has handled 2,348 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 6 weeks quicker than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the Farnborough Park conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 192 applications across Farnborough & Crofton. We hold 4,114 applications in total for the BR6 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
BR6 8LH
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2024
Target decision date
22 October 2024
Permission expires
7 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
HTC Ltd
Agent address
23 Elmlee Close Chislehurst BR7 5DU

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13501700
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: Farnborough Park
  • 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Aug

    x1 Leylandii tree on rear boundary in rear garden - Fell to ground level.

    ApprovedTrees26/03176/TCA
  2. 2025
    25 Jul

    Detached outbuilding to rear garden LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

    ApprovedLawful development: Proposed use25/03652/LDC
  3. 2025
    25 Jul

    Detached outbuilding to rear garden LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

    ApprovedLawful development: Proposed use25/03653/LDC
  4. 2024
    20 Sep

    x4 Hawthorn trees in the rear garden - Remove.

    ApprovedTrees24/03663/TREE
  5. 2024
    26 Mar

    x 2 Poplar trees in rear garden on right side boundary - Re-pollard.

    ApprovedTrees24/01202/TREE
  6. 2023
    5 Oct

    x2 Small Conifer trees on left side boundary in rear garden - Remove. x1 Small Apple tree on left side…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Areas23/03819/TREE

Source: Bromley

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