Planning application
20 SHOREHAM ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2QZ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of a single storey ground floor rear extension, loft conversion including a rear roof dormer, and use as a small HMO (use class C4) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
As published by the council, reference 26/02058/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02058/LDC
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Paul's Cray
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 2QZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/03617/HHPA Refused
20 Shoreham Road, Orpington, BR5 2QZ
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 2.95m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Bromley
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bromley granted permission on 18 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docsSmall domestic
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