Planning application
THORN COTTAGE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of existing chimney stacks, construction of single storey front extension with entrance canopy, two storey front/side extension, part one/two storey rear extension, roof and elevational alterations.
As published by the council, reference 25/05202/HPA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05202/HPA
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: REFUSED
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Darwin
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR2 6AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 2 refused.
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26/02682/LDC Awaiting decision
THORN COTTAGE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Two storey rear extension and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
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26/02681/LDC Granted
THORN COTTAGE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Single storey front, rear and side extensions with elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
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26/01324/LDC Granted
THORN COTTAGE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Loft conversion and roof enlargement incorporating hip to gable end/rear dormer PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
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26/01323/LDC Refused
THORN COTTAGE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Two storey rear extension, 2 single storey side extensions, 2 single storey rear extensions and front porch PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
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24/04151/TPO Granted
Thorn Cottage, Downe Road, Keston, BR2 6AD
T7 Sycamore - Fell and replace.T14 Sycamore - Fell and replaceT16 Sycamore - Fell and replace.T17 Monterey Cypress - Fell and replace.T18, T19 & T20 Monterey Cypress - Reduce west facing laterals back by 2.5m.SUBJECT TO TPO 16 (9.3.1965)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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10 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jan 2026
Decision issued: REFUSED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Bromley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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