Planning application
FIRST FLOOR, 5 RECTORY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1HL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of first floor Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 1No. residential unit 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 26/02542/NOT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02542/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
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR3 1HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Bromley
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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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