Planning application
247-249 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 no. 1 bed studio residential units under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) 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 26/00521/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00521/NOT
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Clock House
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR3 4RP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00521/CON Decided
247-249 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/00521/NOT: Condition 2 - Acoustic Assessment Condition 3 - Sound Insulation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Bromley
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00521/CON Decided
247-249 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/00521/NOT: Condition 2 - Acoustic Assessment Condition 3 - Sound Insulation
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 2 April 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.
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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247 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 no. 1 bed studio residential units at 247-249 Beckenham Road under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) 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.
Refused Prior approval 12 docs -
249 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Change of use of ground floor from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 no. residential units under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) 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).
Refused Prior approval 8 docs
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