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1A Sanderstead Road Orpington BR5 4AE

17/05559/FULL3Full App (Hybrid Op Dev + Change of Use)Decided
Full

Decided on 15 January 2018

Council decision: Decline to Determine ApplicationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from vehicle hire centre to hand car wash and valeting business, with retention of existing canopy, regularisation of access and associated works.

Received
1 December 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cray Valley East
Agent
Howard Sharp and Partners LLP
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 1A Sanderstead Road Orpington BR5 4AE. Bromley has handled 942 applications of this type. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 3,015 applications in total for the BR5 postcode area.

73% of amendment 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

Postcode
BR5 4AE
Application type
Full App (Hybrid Op Dev + Change of Use)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2017
Target decision date
16 February 2018
Permission expires
15 January 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Howard Sharp and Partners LLP
Agent address
125 High Street Sevenoaks TN13 1UT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06557725
Documents
21
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    8 Mar

    Use of yard for hand car wash and associated canopy (max height 3.6m) to include enclosed vacuum and jet…

    RefusedFull App (Hybrid Op Dev + Change of Use)16/01162/FULL3
  2. 2015
    22 Sep

    Use of yard for hand car wash/valet facility and associated canopy (max height 3.6m) to include enclosed…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)15/04102/FULL1
  3. 2014
    15 Sep

    Use of site for hand washing and vacuuming of vehicles (cars and vans) together with vehicle parking and…

    RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)14/03616/ELUD
  4. 2014
    7 Jul

    Use of yard for hand car wash/valet facility and associated canopy, maximum height 3600mm, to include…

    RefusedFull App (Change of Use Only)14/02656/FULL2
  5. 2014
    2 Jul

    Non- Illuminated free standing sign plus 2 non-illuminated, wall mounted 2D signs.

    RefusedAdvertisement consent14/02652/ADV
  6. 2014
    31 Jan

    Use of yard for hand car washing facility and erection of canopy, maximum height 2675mmRETROSPECTIVE…

    RefusedFull App (Change of Use Only)14/00429/FULL2

Source: Bromley

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