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Ruskin Meadows Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX

18/02434/FULL1Full App (Any Operational Development)Refused
Full

Refused on 4 March 2019

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of two new build dwellings; in the alternative to permission granted under DC/16/02944/B8RES proposed change of use from a use falling within Class B8 (storage or distribution centre) to 3 x 2 bed dwellings (C3 use class)

Received
30 May 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Darwin
Agent
PROwe Planning Solutions
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.20 Aug
  4. Target14 Sep
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 227 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Ruskin Meadows Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX. Bromley has handled 8,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 278 days, 32 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Darwin. We hold 2,971 applications in total for the TN16 postcode area.

77% of full 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
TN16 3AX
Application type
Full App (Any Operational Development)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2018
Consultation expiry
29 August 2018
Consultation start
30 July 2018
Consultation end
20 August 2018
Neighbour consultation start
30 July 2018
Neighbour consultation end
20 August 2018
Last date for comments
29 August 2018
Target decision date
14 September 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
PROwe Planning Solutions
Agent address
Melton Lodge, Rusper Road Newdigate Dorking Surrey RH5 5BX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 August 2018
Advertisement expiry
29 August 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06992306
Documents
25
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Bromley
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    4 Oct

    T2 Oak - Reduce crown back from over the building by up to approx 3m reduction (as per photo).T10 Oak…

    ApprovedConsent under Tree Preservation Orders22/03877/TPO
  2. 2022
    13 Jan

    Reuse of B8 building and curtilage as a single dwelling

    ApprovedFull planning permission22/00185/FULL1
  3. 2019
    9 Apr

    Part discharge of conditions in relation to planning application ref: 16/02944/B8RES

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/02944/CONDIT
  4. 2016
    16 Sep

    LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE to confirm outbuilding has been used as B8 Commercial storage for over 10…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)16/04343/ELUD
  5. 2016
    21 Jun

    Change of use of barn (B8 Storage) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to from 3 2-bed units (56 day application for…

    ApprovedB8 or B1(c)to Resi Prior Approval (GPDO)16/02944/B8RES

Source: Bromley

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