Planning application
26C STATION SQUARE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of ground floor (rear) from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 1 no. residential unit (1 bedroom/1 person) under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
As published by the council, reference 25/05132/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05132/NOT
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Petts Wood & Knoll
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 1NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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11 Dec 2025
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
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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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Bromley granted permission on 11 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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