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47 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DU

22/05042/ELUDLawful development: Existing usePermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

The extension was finished January 2018 and was not carried out not in accordance with the approved planning application 17/04610/FULL6. As the works were completed over 4 years ago we are seeking a Certificate of lawfulness for the works that do not comply to the original application. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)

Received
19 December 2022
Decided
29 December 2023 · EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Mary Cray
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated19 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target13 Feb
  5. Decided29 Dec

Decided in 375 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bromley73% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 47 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DU. Bromley has handled 942 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 375 days, 46 weeks longer than Bromley's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across St Mary Cray. We hold 2,984 applications in total for the BR5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
22/05042/ELUD
Address
47 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DU
Postcode
BR5 4DU
Local Authority
Bromley
Application Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Made
Ward
St Mary Cray

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Richard Elliott Architects
Agent Address
Grovesbury 36A Ashen Grove Road Knatts Valley TN15 6YE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 December 2022
Consultation Expiry
13 January 2023
Target Decision Date
13 February 2023
Date Decided
29 December 2023
Date Validated
19 December 2022
Date Submitted
19 December 2022
Consultation Start
23 December 2022
Consultation End
13 January 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
23 December 2022
Neighbour Consultation End
13 January 2023
Last Date for Comments
13 January 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11773058
Documents
4
Constraints
5
Coordinates
51.384840, 0.116837
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bromley

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    19 Dec

    The extension was finished January 2018 and was not carried out not in accordance with the approved planning…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment22/05042/ELUD
  2. 2017
    4 Oct

    Part one/two storey rear extension

    ApprovedHouseholderPart of17/04610/FULL6

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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