239 - 241 High Street St Mary Cray Orpington BR5 4AR
Proposal
Part first floor extension and addition of second storey to the existing building, reconfiguration of existing flats and conversion of part of ground floor to residential resulting in a net addition of 5 no. self-contained units (9 in total). Alterations to shop front and creation of new entrance, bin and bike store and associated alterations.
- Received
- 7 November 2019
- Decided
- 13 February 2020 · Application Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Bromley
- Ward
- Cray Valley East
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- ReceivedReceived7 Nov
- ValidatedValidated3 Dec
- Consult.Consultation31 Dec
- TargetTarget Date28 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for an extension at 239 - 241 High Street St Mary Cray Orpington BR5 4AR. Bromley has handled 8,587 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 98 days, 5 weeks longer than Bromley's median. The site is in the St Mary Cray conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,994 applications in total for the BR5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20201 Oct
Discharge of conditions in relation to planning application ref 20/00891/FULL1
Decision for Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions20/00891/CONDIT - 20205 Mar
Part first floor extension and addition of second storey to the existing building, reconfiguration of…
ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)20/00891/FULL1 - 201019 Aug
i) 3x externally illuminated fascia signs and 1x non-illuminated fascia signii) 1x externally illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent10/02440/ADV - 200830 May
3 Externally illuminated fascia signs and 1 internally illuminated projecting box sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consent08/01930/ADV - 20045 May
3 externally illuminated fascia signs and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign
RefusedAdvertisement consent04/01636/ADV - 200426 Feb
Three internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated projecting sign
RefusedAdvertisement consent04/00716/ADV
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St. Mary CrayPart of the site
- 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, 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.
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