Planning application
CENTRAL LIBRARY, HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1EX
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
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Bromley
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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