Planning application
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Works: Demolition
Relates to 21/05794/AMD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 192(1)(b) of the TCPA 1990 for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development in relation to planning permission ref: 21/05794/FULL1 (as amended by 21/05794/AMD) for the demolition of existing 6 storey 1970s office block and construction of new 5,241m2 10 storey Grade A office block in order to: a) confirm that the proposed works listed in the application constitute a material operation for the purpose of section 56(4)(c) of the TCPA 1990; b) confirm that the proposed works would be lawful development taken to be begun on the earliest date on which the proposed works comprised in the development begin to be carried out; and c) confirm that the proposed works would constitute lawful implementation of the planning permission.
As published by the council, reference 26/02935/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02935/LDC
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bromley Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR1 1LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bromley register
This site has had 7 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/05794/CON4 Awaiting decision
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 4 - Construction Environmental Management Plan
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21/05794/CON3 Decided
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 4 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
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21/05794/CON2 Decided
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 6 - Detailed surface water drainage strategy
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21/05794/CON1 Decided
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 5 - details of the proposed slab levels, roof/ridge height, details of the building and the existing site levels shall be submitted
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21/05794/AMD Granted
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Non-material amendment to enable the development to be carried out in phases.
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21/05794/CON Decided
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 8 - Circular Economy Statement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Bromley
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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21/05794/AMD Granted
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Non-material amendment to enable the development to be carried out in phases.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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