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42 BIRCHWOOD ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NZ

Granted Bromley 25/04722/HPA Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Garage conversion to habitable space, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.

As published by the council, reference 25/04722/HPA

Application record

Reference
25/04722/HPA
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: GRANTED
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
14 Jan 2026
Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR5 1NZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2025

    Received by Bromley

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bromley granted permission on 14 January 2026, 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.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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