53 Abbots Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SE

1. 22 Mar 2023

   Received by Bromley

2. 16 May 2023

   Decision issued: PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL

3. 19 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Bromley granted permission on 16 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• 12 Aviemore Way, Beckenham, BR3 3RR

  21/02835/FULL6 Submitted 8 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension PART RETROSPECTIVE

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 39 Abbots Way, Beckenham, BR3 3RJ

  21/02605/PLUD Submitted 25 May 2021 50 yards away

  Existing garage to be demolished. Timber garden room to be constructed on existing concrete base with height not exceeding 2.5mLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Granted Lawful development Demolition 9 docs

• 100 ABBOTS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3SF

  26/01356/LDC Submitted 2 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Demolition of rear conservatory. Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition +1 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 58 Abbots Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SF

  24/03737/PLUD Submitted 7 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Change of use of existing dwellinghouse to a children's home Class C3(b)LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Refused Lawful development 36 docs
  Domestic

• 58 ABBOTS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3SF

  25/05601/FPA Submitted 4 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Change use of a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to a Children's Home for up to two children, with a manager or support worker and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (Class C2).

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 20 ABBOTS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3RL

  25/04168/NOT Submitted 2 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)

  Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/02948/LDC Granted

  12 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 2QH

  Garage Conversion with elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02954/LDC Granted

  3 PINEWOOD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9AD

  Hip to gable loft conversion with front rooflights and rear dormer LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02935/LDC Granted

  Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT

  Application under Section 192(1)(b) of the TCPA 1990 for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development in relation to planning permission ref: 21/05794/FULL1 (as amended by 21/05794/AMD) for the demolition of existing 6 storey 1970s office block and construction of new 5,241m2 10 storey Grade A office block in order to: a) confirm that the proposed works listed in the application constitute a material operation for the purpose of section 56(4)(c) of the TCPA 1990; b) confirm that the proposed works would be lawful development taken to be begun on the earliest date on which the proposed works comprised in the development begin to be carried out; and c) confirm that the proposed works would constitute lawful implementation of the planning permission.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03006/LDC Granted

  30 DYKE DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LZ

  Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer, window to side and rooflights to front, single storey rear extension for which Prior Approval was not required under 26/01371/NOT, elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02885/LDC Granted

  26 SUNRAY AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR2 8EW

  Single storey side extension with pitched roof and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE.

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development