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STEPHEN JAMES BROMLEY BMW GARAGE, BICKLEY ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2NE

Refused Bromley 25/05563/NOT Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises

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.

  • 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)

    Decided 20 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Received by Bromley

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED

  3. 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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What 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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