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17 BOURNEWOOD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JN

Refused Bromley 26/00185/FPA Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retention/continued change of Use from Use Class C3 Dwellinghouses to Use Class sui generis Houses in multiple occupation for 8 persons.

As published by the council, reference 26/00185/FPA

Application record

Reference
26/00185/FPA
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
REFUSED
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
St Mary Cray
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR5 4JN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bromley register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01797/FPA Refused

    17 BOURNEWOOD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JN

    Retention/continued change of Use from Use Class C3 Dwellinghouses to Use Class sui generis Houses in multiple occupation for 6 persons.

    Decided 3 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by Bromley

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  4. 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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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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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