REAR OF 3, CHURCH ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7DB

1. 20 Jul 2026

   Received by Bromley

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Bromley took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Bromley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bromley decided outline applications in a median of 30 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Giles Centre, Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB

  24/03216/FULL1 Submitted 22 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Erection of pitched roof extension and covered roof area, replacement windows, doors and roof, external wall cladding in render, brick and timber.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 12 docs

• Telephone Exchange, Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB

  24/04021/TPO Submitted 28 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  T1 Lime tree - crown reduce to previous reduction pointsSUBJECT TO TPO 2481A (23.5.2012)

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• The Studio, 17 Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB

  24/03628/TREE Submitted 6 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Goat Willow in centre of lawn - Reduce canopy by 50%.Multi-stemmed Sycamore tree at bottom left hand side of garden - Remove.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• ST GILES THE ABBOTT CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7DB

  26/03749/TCA Submitted 24 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov

  T1 Group of x3 Silver Birch trees next to car park - Thin crown by 20%. T2 Group of x2 Leylandii trees to rear of church within grave yard - Raise crowns by 2m. T3 Group of x3 Conifers on scrub land adjacent to church - Reduce height by approximately 8m.

  Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc

• Telephone Exchange, Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB

  21/01827/FULL5 Submitted 14 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of 3 No. proposed antennas within proposed mock GRP chimney shrouds and ancillary apparatus.

  Granted Full applications 26 docs

• 8 Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB

  20/01771/AMD Submitted 27 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Amendment to planning permission reference 20/01771/FULL2: to install internal access doors from the existing communal entrance hallway into both approved flats

  Granted Amendments New dwelling 5 docs

• 26/03809/PIP Awaiting decision

  Land To The Rear Of 83-89 Yester Road, Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DH

  Permission in Principle for the for the construction of one dwelling (minimum) and one dwelling (maximum) under Part 2A of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Outline
• 26/03278/ADJ Granted

  Land Adjacent To 572-576 Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8DN

  Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure comprising one charging point and associated works on the footway (CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON)

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/03314/ADJ Granted

  NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM STORE, NELSON MANDELA ROAD, KIDBROOKE, SE3 9QS

  Installation of monopole and equipment cabinets. (CONSULTATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREEWICH)

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/02796/PIP Granted

  SPINDRIFT, THE DRIFT, BROMLEY, BR2 8HL

  Permission in Principle for the for the construction of one dwelling (minimum) and two dwellings (maximum) and highway access under Part 2A of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/02165/ADJ Decided

  Land North Of Warbank Social Club Layhams Road, London, BR2 6AR

  Variation of conditions 3 (Operational lifetime) and 4 (Decommissioning) of permission 25/00092/FUL granted on appeal (ref.APP/L5240/W/25/3367362) for "Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), together with associated ancillary infrastructure, equipment and access arrangements off Vulcan Way (Note: Cross boundary application with LB Bromley (LB Bromley ref: 24/04681/FULL1))" to extend the time limit restriction on the operational life of the BESS from 30 to 40 years. (CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON)

  Received 21 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Outline