Planning application
173 PETTS WOOD ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1JY
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Single-storey rear infill extension and a loft conversion with a rear dormer
As published by the council, reference 26/03503/HPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03503/HPA
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Petts Wood & Knoll
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR5 1JY
Comment by 29 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bromley through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Bromley
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 householder applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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29 WEST WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LN
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29 WEST WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LN
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Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 12 docsSmall domestic -
22 West Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LW
Hip to gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer (RETROSPECTIVE)
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