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9 King William IV Gardens, Penge, London, SE20 7EG

25/04597/TCANotification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 18 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 Cherry - Remove all dead/burnt branches on the eastern side of canopy. Selectively reduce the 3-4 overlong shoots on the remainder of the tree back into the main canopy outline to create a more rounded canopy shape, sections of approximately 2m removed. T2 Indian Bean tree - Raise canopy height by 1m to improve clearance over buildings and neighbouring gardens. Thin by 10%. Remove all large diameter dead branches. T3 Large Poplar on the boundary - Reduce by 4-5m from tips to create a more compact and manageable framework going forward, taking canopy height from approximately 18m to 14m and width from 8m to 6m. T4 Multi-stemmed Bay tree right up against the boundary wall and overhanging neighbouring gardens - Reduce right down by approximately 30%, 4-5m from tips, to create a more compact and safer framework to be allowed to regenerate, taking canopy height from approximately 12m to 7m and width from 10m to 5m. T5 Sycamore - Strip ivy down to ground level and remove lower trunk epicormic growth.

Received
1 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Penge & Cator
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.29 Oct
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 KING WILLIAM IV GARDENS, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7EG. Bromley has handled 2,348 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the Penge High Street conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across Penge & Cator. We hold 378 applications in total for the SE20 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
SE20 7EG
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025
Consultation expiry
29 October 2025
Consultation end
29 October 2025
Target decision date
12 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14373921
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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© 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.

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