Planning application
61 THE DRIVE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1EE
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
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
As published by the council, reference 25/05382/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05382/NOT
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR3 1EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00089/NOT Granted
61 THE DRIVE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1EE
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.62m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.76m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Bromley
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 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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