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10 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN

20/01273/FULL1Full planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 January 2021

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Elevational alterations including single storey infill extension and conversion of existing detached outbuilding/former stable block to form a self-contained one bedroom dwelling with associated car parking, refuse & cycle stores and amenity area.

Received
2 April 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Historic Cray Valley East
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning LLP
  1. Received2 Apr
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.20 May
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 295 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 10 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN. Bromley has handled 8,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 295 days, 34 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. The site is in the St Mary Cray conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,017 applications in total for the BR5 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
BR5 4DN
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2020
Consultation expiry
20 May 2020
Consultation start
15 April 2020
Consultation end
20 May 2020
Neighbour consultation start
16 April 2020
Neighbour consultation end
7 May 2020
Last date for comments
20 May 2020
Target decision date
20 May 2020
Permission expires
22 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Robinson Escott Planning LLP
Agent address
303 Downe House High Street Orpington BR6 0NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
48 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 April 2020
Advertisement expiry
20 May 2020
Site notice start
20 April 2020
Site notice end
11 May 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08622277
Documents
15
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    6 Dec

    T1 Norway Maple to front of outbuilding - Re-pollard at approx. 4m. T2 Sycamore to side of small shed…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Areas19/04875/TREE
  2. 2016
    8 Jun

    Proposed erection of two No. three bedroom dwellings to the rear of No.10 Chelsfield Road with new access and…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)16/02737/FULL1
  3. 2015
    15 Sep

    Part one/two storey side/rear extension and conversion into 4 two bedroom flats, and erection of detached two…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)15/03965/FULL1
  4. 2014
    9 Oct

    Part two/three storey side/rear extension and conversion into 4 two bedroom and 1 one bedroom flats, and…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)14/03921/FULL1
  5. 2013
    6 Aug

    Demolition of existing house and erection of 8 two storey semi-detached dwellings with accommodation in roof…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)13/02693/FULL1
  6. 2008
    26 Aug

    To crown reduce by 25% and lift lower canopy to 3 metres 1 ash, re-pollard 1 lime and 1 sycamore all on right…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Areas08/02995/TREE

Source: Bromley

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