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The Orchard, Rookery Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JQ

Refused Bromley 22/04745/FULL3 Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of existing outbuilding to one bedroom dwelling, together with elevational alterations

As published by the council, reference 22/04745/FULL3

Application record

Reference
22/04745/FULL3
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: REFUSED
Received
2 Dec 2022
Validated
9 Dec 2022
Decided
23 Mar 2023
Ward
Darwin
Decision by
Plan Sub Committee
Postcode
BR6 7JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bromley register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03657/CON Decided

    THE ORCHARD, ROOKERY ROAD, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JQ

    Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03657/FPA: Condition 4 - Details of Materials Condition 5 - Details of storage of refuse and recyclable materials Condition 6 - Construction and Environmental management plan

    Decided 23 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2022

    Received by Bromley

  2. 9 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

HIGHGATE Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Tonbridge

Active · incorporated 2020 · Tonbridge

19 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 81% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bromley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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