Planning application
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Works: Demolition
Relates to 21/05794/AMD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Valid
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 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 6 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/05794/CON3 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 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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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.
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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bromley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bromley decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
80% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
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)
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
19 Prospects House, Elmfield Road , Bromley, BR1 1LT
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 9 (external materials) associated to planning permission reference number 20/04296/FULL1, dated 14th June 2021.
Decided Conditions 40 docs -
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
Decided Conditions Roofing 10 docs -
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Non-material amendment to enable the development to be carried out in phases.
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
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
Decided Conditions 8 docs -
Prospects House, 19 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning permission ref 20/04296/FULL1Condition 22 - TFL access rights
Decided Conditions 7 docs
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