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159 Star Lane, Orpington, BR5 3LN

Refused Bromley 23/00424/ELUD Lawful development: Existing use

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

Proposal

Change of use to class C4LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)

As published by the council, reference 23/00424/ELUD

Application record

Reference
23/00424/ELUD
Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LAWFUL
Received
31 Jan 2023
Validated
10 Feb 2023
Decided
26 Apr 2023
Ward
St Mary Cray
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR5 3LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jan 2023

    Received by Bromley

  2. 10 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LAWFUL

  4. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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A1 PLANNING PORTAL Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2017 · London

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Documents

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

9 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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