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St. Joseph's R.C. Church High Street St. Mary Cray Orpington Kent

07/04360/CACConservation Area ConsentRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 12 March 2008

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing church (excluding bell tower)/ church hall/ presbytery (Conservation Area Consent)

Received
4 December 2007
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Cray Valley East
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Dec
  4. Target29 Jan
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at St. Joseph's R.C. Church High Street St. Mary Cray Orpington Kent. Bromley has handled 186 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the St Mary Cray conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address.

77% of heritage applications at London Borough of Bromley were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Conservation Area Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2007
Consultation expiry
27 December 2007
Consultation start
6 December 2007
Consultation end
27 December 2007
Neighbour consultation start
6 December 2007
Neighbour consultation end
27 December 2007
Last date for comments
31 December 2007
Target decision date
29 January 2008
Committee meeting
6 March 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ivy Mill House Ivy Mill Lane Godstone Surrey RH9 8NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2007
    4 Dec

    Demolition of existing church (excluding bell tower)/ church hall/ presbytery and erection of new church/…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)Filed alongside07/04350/FULL1
  2. 2007
    4 Dec

    Demolition of existing church (excluding bell tower)/ church hall/ presbytery (Conservation Area Consent)

    This applicationRefusedHeritage07/04360/CAC

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    18 Oct

    Erection of single storey chapel on land to rear of Nos.274-280

    WithdrawnFull App (Any Operational Development)19/04458/FULL1
  2. 2014
    27 Mar

    Details of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission ref. 13/01109/MATAMDCondition

    Decision for Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions13/01109/CONDIT
  3. 2014
    3 Mar

    Non-material amendment - Replacement of integral garage with kitchen and utility area. Replacement of garage…

    ApprovedNon-material amendment13/01109/AMD
  4. 2014
    18 Feb

    Erection of 3 three bedroom two storey terraced dwellings with landscaping and car parking spaces(Amendment…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)14/00618/FULL1
  5. 2013
    3 Apr

    Minor Material Amendment - amended access road arrangement to provide partial two way estate road with…

    ApprovedMinor Material Amendment13/01109/MATAMD
  6. 2009
    23 Oct

    Demolition of existing church (excluding bell tower)/ church hall/ presbytery and erection of new church/…

    ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)09/02991/FULL1

Source: Bromley

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