Planning application
26/01952/NOT
229-231 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0JU
Proposal
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey of residential flats; comprising a total of 3x flats, with associated access, parking, refuse and cycle storage. (APPLICATION UNDER SCHEDULE 2, PART 20, CLASS AA: NEW DWELLINGHOUSES ON DETACHED BUILDINGS IN COMMERCIAL OR MIXED USE: OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED) TO DETERMINE IF PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WITH REGARDS TO TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS IMPACTS, AIR TRAFFIC AND DEFENCE ASSETS IMPACTS, CONTAMINATION RISKS, FLOODING RISK, EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING, PROVISION OF ADEQUATE NATURAL LIGHT TO PROPOSED HABITABLE ROOMS, IMPACT ON EXISTING AND NEIGHBOURING RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES INCLUDING OVERLOOKING,PRIVACY AND LOSS OF LIGHT, IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL NOISE ON PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, IMPACT ON THE CARRYING OUT OF TRADE, BUSINESS OR OTHER LAND USE IN THE AREA AND SITING OF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON PROTECTED VIEWS).
As published by the council, reference 26/01952/NOT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 May 2026
Received by Bromley
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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