Planning application
DOWNE COURT FARM, LUXTED ROAD, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification for prior approval for the proposed change of use of commercial building (Use Class E) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) 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 25/05826/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05826/NOT
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Darwin
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR6 7JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/03775/FLXAG Granted
Downe Court Farm, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Change of use of Agricultural Building to Class C3 dwellinghouses to form 1 dwellinghouse (56 day application for prior approval under Class Q of Part 3 of schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 as amended).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Bromley
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 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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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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