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CENTRAL LIBRARY, HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1EX

Granted Bromley 26/00393/FPA Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Recladding of the building’s facades across ground floor and second floor level and above; change of use of the library (across ground, first and second floors) to Use Class E, continued use of the office and administrative spaces in the tower for flexible uses within Use Class E.

As published by the council, reference 26/00393/FPA

Application record

Reference
26/00393/FPA
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: GRANTED
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Decided
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Bromley Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR1 1EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Bromley

  2. 19 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bromley granted permission on 18 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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