7 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3SA

1. 20 Oct 2025

   Received by Bromley

2. 23 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Bromley took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Bromley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bromley decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 7 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SA

  23/00494/FULL6 Submitted 7 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Two storey rear extension and elevational alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

• 10 LUNAR CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3DY

  25/04801/LDC Submitted 14 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Continued use of existing ground floor hobby room created from former garage and continued use of lobby created from enclosing former porch LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)

  Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 CROSSLEY CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3BL

  25/03290/CON Submitted 12 Mar 2026 250 yards away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

  Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03290/FPA: Condition 3: Surface Water Drainage Condition 4: Site Investigation (and contamination) Condition 5: Acoustic Assessment Condition 6: Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 7: Refuse Storage Condition 8: Cycle Storage Condition 9: Biodiversity Enhancements

  Awaiting decision Conditions 13 docs

• 65 JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3SE

  25/04817/CON Submitted 2 Mar 2026 250 yards away

  Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/04817/FPA: Condition 3: Surface water drainage Condition 4: Landscaping Condition 5: External materials Condition 6: Biodiversity enhancements

  Decided Conditions 11 docs

• 65 JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3SE

  26/01096/CON Submitted 8 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/01096/FPA: Condition 3 - Surface Water Drainage

  Decided Conditions 9 docs

• 65 JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3SE

  25/02090/CON Submitted 7 Oct 2025 250 yards away

  Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/02090/FULL1: Condition 4: Landscaping Condition 6: External Materials Condition 7: Surface Water Drainage

  Decided Conditions 8 docs

• 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