Large tree overgrown

Updates

• Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices

  State changed to: In progress

  Posted by Bromley Council at 13:59, Thu 10 July 2025

• Thank you for your report. The map marker gives us an approximate location, but including more detail in your description—such as house numbers or lamp column numbers—can greatly assist us. This information helps our officers and contractors quickly and accurately locate Council-owned trees, leading to faster and better service.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 13:22, Tue 22 July 2025

• To help us action and resolve this issue please could further information be provided as comments to this report. For example information such as a house number, a nearby junction or street light column ID, or a What3Words code can greatly help us to correctly identify the location while further details of the nature and scale of an issue (especially dumped rubbish) assists us co-ordinating an appropriate response.

  State changed to: Closed

  Posted by Bromley Council at 13:32, Tue 22 July 2025

• Tree is outside of 67/69 whitebeam avenue.

  State changed to: Open

  Posted anonymously at 15:08, Thu 31 July 2025

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  We live in the flats that the tree intrudes on and when windy massive branches fall and on 2 occasions caught a child. It is pushing against the fence , also the tree to the right/ bush is protruding into the next garden. Also the tree is causing subsidence.

  Posted anonymously at 17:01, Thu 31 July 2025

• zoom

  We live in the flats that the tree intrudes on and when windy massive branches fall and on 2 occasions caught a child. It is pushing against the fence , also the tree to the right/ bush is protruding into the next garden. Also the tree is causing subsidence.

  Posted anonymously at 14:16, Fri 1 August 2025

• Your report is being investigated further. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices

  State changed to: In progress

  Posted by Bromley Council at 17:44, Tue 5 August 2025

• We are continuing to investigate and working to resolve this report

  Posted by Bromley Council at 10:00, Mon 22 September 2025

• Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 10:11, Thu 16 October 2025

• Work has been issued to our contractor to crown reduce the tree as has historically been done. If you believe there is ongoing damage to your fence and you wish to make a claim please refer to the Council's website. https://www.bromley.gov.uk/ customer-services/ insurance-claims

  Posted by Bromley Council at 11:55, Thu 16 October 2025

• This work is scheduled to be completed by the end of November. Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 14:46, Thu 30 October 2025

• Our contractor has informed us that there is an active birds nest in the tree. We will continue to monitor this and undertake the works as soon as possible.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 09:32, Thu 20 November 2025

• Works are now scheduled to be completed early in the new year. Thank you for your patience.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 10:54, Fri 19 December 2025

• This work has been reissued to an alternative contractor for priority completion.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 09:54, Thursday 5 February 2026

• Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.

  State changed to: Fixed

  Posted by Bromley Council at 15:51, Thursday 12 February 2026