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89 MAPLE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8LN

Refused Bromley 26/01329/NOT Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor of existing property from Use Class E (commercial) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to provide 2 no. one bedroom one person flats 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 26/01329/NOT

Application record

Reference
26/01329/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
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
18 May 2026
Ward
Penge & Cator
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SE20 8LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Bromley

  2. 18 May 2026

    Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

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.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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