Planning application
89 MAPLE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8LN
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
- Refused As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02574/NOT Granted
89 MAPLE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8LN
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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Bromley
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
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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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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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