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Christmas Cottage, Berrys Hill, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AG

21/00968/FULL6Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 20 May 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing courtyard walls and patio area. Erection of single storey side & rear extensions to facilitate home gym & office.

Received
24 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Darwin
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Christmas Cottage, Berrys Hill, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AG. Bromley has handled 8,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Darwin. We hold 2,970 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 3AG
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2021
Consultation expiry
7 April 2021
Consultation start
8 March 2021
Consultation end
7 April 2021
Neighbour consultation start
8 March 2021
Neighbour consultation end
29 March 2021
Last date for comments
7 April 2021
Target decision date
7 April 2021
Decision published
21 May 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
10 Dowding Road Biggin Hill Westerham TN16 3BG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 March 2021
Advertisement expiry
7 April 2021

Appeal

Appeal reference
21/00142/S78
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09502356
Documents
14
Constraints
7

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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© 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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    28 Aug

    Demolition of existing bungalow and partial demolition of outbuildings and the erection of a 2 storey four…

    RefusedFull App (Any Operational Development)18/03895/FULL1
  2. 2009
    10 Mar

    Single storey side and rear extensions

    ApprovedHouseholder09/00598/FULL6
  3. 2008
    19 Dec

    Part one/two storey side/rear extension

    RefusedHouseholder08/04166/FULL6
  4. 2008
    18 Nov

    Part one/two storey side/rear extensionSent back invalid 09.12.08Fee Refunded

    WithdrawnHouseholder08/03866/FULL6
  5. 2008
    16 May

    Part one/two storey extension

    RefusedHouseholder08/01822/FULL6
  6. 2007
    19 Feb

    Two storey side extension

    RefusedHouseholder07/00553/FULL6

Source: Bromley

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