Planning application
153 MAIN ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3JP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 4No 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 26/00952/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00952/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
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Biggin Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN16 3JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Bromley
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28 Apr 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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