Planning application
157 STAR LANE, ORPINGTON, BR5 3LN
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 25/05130/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05130/LDC
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Mary Cray
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 3LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 22 December 2025, 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 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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