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WHITEFOOT LANE PLAYING FIELD, WHITEFOOT LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 5SD

Granted Lewisham DC/25/142290 Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

The creation of a 97m x 61m 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) (Use Class F1) Community with 1.2m and 4.5m perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, and the installation of 6 no 15 metre high floodlights, together with the provision of a storage container, an access footpaths onto Downderry Road and Whitefoot Lane, top soil bund and 3.25m high acoustic barrier and all associated works at Whitefoot Lane Playing Field, Whitefoot Lane BR1.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/142290

Application record

Reference
DC/25/142290
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Downham
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
BR1 5SD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/145037 Awaiting decision

    WHITEFOOT LANE PLAYING FIELD, WHITEFOOT LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 5SD

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Construction Environmental Management Plan, Condition 4-Sustainable Drainage, Condition 6-Written Scheme of Investigation, Condition 9-Infill Containment and Pitch Management Plan and the statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan condition under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission DC/25/142290 dated 16th March 2026 at Whitefoot Lane Playing Field, Whitefoot Lane BR1.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/26/145037 Awaiting decision

    WHITEFOOT LANE PLAYING FIELD, WHITEFOOT LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 5SD

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Construction Environmental Management Plan, Condition 4-Sustainable Drainage, Condition 6-Written Scheme of Investigation, Condition 9-Infill Containment and Pitch Management Plan and the statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan condition under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission DC/25/142290 dated 16th March 2026 at Whitefoot Lane Playing Field, Whitefoot Lane BR1.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Surfacing Standards Limited Agent, registered in Uppingham

Active · incorporated 2004 · Uppingham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

51 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 16 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    DC/26/145037 Submitted 12 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Construction Environmental Management Plan, Condition 4-Sustainable Drainage, Condition 6-Written Scheme of Investigation, Condition 9-Infill Containment and Pitch Management Plan and the statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan condition under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission DC/25/142290 dated 16th March 2026 at Whitefoot Lane Playing Field, Whitefoot Lane BR1.

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