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286 - 290 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LU

21/00934/FULL1Full planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 14 June 2021

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Elevational alterations and reconfiguration of existing flats; erection of three storey rear extension and mansard roof extension to provide a total of 8 flats on first, second and third floors (1 two bedroom, 2 one bedroom and 5 studio flats) with associated works including refuse and cycling storage. New refuse store for ground floor commercial use

Received
26 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Orpington
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Apr
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided14 Jun

Decided in 108 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 286 - 290 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LU. Bromley has handled 8,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Orpington. We hold 4,117 applications in total for the BR6 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
BR6 0LU
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2021
Consultation expiry
6 April 2021
Consultation start
15 March 2021
Consultation end
6 April 2021
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2021
Neighbour consultation end
6 April 2021
Last date for comments
6 April 2021
Target decision date
6 April 2021
Permission expires
14 June 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
39 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09542654
Documents
11
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Brownfield land register: 286-290 High Street Orpington BR6 0LURegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    8 Feb

    Alteration to shop front comprising insertion of bi-fold doors

    ApprovedFull planning permission21/00600/FULL1
  2. 2018
    5 Sep

    Shopfront and elevational alterations

    ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)18/04030/FULL1
  3. 2018
    25 Jul

    Details of condition submitted in relation to planning permission ref: 18/00861/FULL1

    Decision for Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions18/00861/CONDIT
  4. 2018
    23 Feb

    Change of use of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to restaurant/cafe (Class A3) and ventilation ductwork…

    ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)18/00861/FULL1
  5. 2017
    4 Oct

    Reconfiguration of existing flats; erection of rear extension and mansard roof extension to provide 5no…

    ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)17/04642/FULL1

Source: Bromley

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