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
- Refused As published: 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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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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