Planning application
STEPHEN JAMES BROMLEY BMW GARAGE, BICKLEY ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2NE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 45 Longi LR4-72HIH 450m G2 Solar Panels on a pitched trapezoidal roof and 116 Longi LR4-72HIH 450m G2 Solar Panels in an east/west configuration on a section of flat roof of the Non-domestic building, under Class J, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of external appearance of the building and the amenity of the area).
As published by the council, reference 25/05563/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05563/NOT
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bickley & Sundridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR1 2NE
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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25/04132/TPO Granted
STEPHEN JAMES BROMLEY BMW GARAGE, BICKLEY ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2NE
G1 - x3 Limes located in the car park - Re-pollard and remove epicormic growth to crown break. G2 - Various species located at the side of the property - Cut back overhang from the neighbouring property to the fence line. SUBJECT TO TPO 721 (12.5.1991)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Bromley
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27 Jan 2026
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
10 documents on file for this application
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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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