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53 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SE

23/03484/OUTOutline planning permission: Some matters reservedRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 6 June 2024

Planning committee

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

Proposal

Outline application for demolition of existing dwellings (51 and 53 Jail Lane), formation of access off Jail Lane and construction of up to 50 new discount market rent dwellings (use class C3) with priority for ex-service personnel, forces families and key workers, comprising a mix of houses and maisonettes together with associated parking, amenity space, landscaping and refuse. All matters reserved

Received
13 September 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Biggin Hill
Agent
Solve Planning Ltd
  1. Received13 Sep
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.8 Feb
  4. Target8 Feb
  5. Decided6 Jun

Decided in 209 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 53 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SE. Bromley has handled 2,558 applications of this type. This one was decided in 267 days, 30 weeks longer than Bromley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Biggin Hill. We hold 2,970 applications in total for the TN16 postcode area.

77% of outline 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 3SE
Application type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2023
Consultation expiry
8 February 2024
Consultation start
18 January 2024
Consultation end
8 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
14 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
5 December 2023
Last date for comments
8 February 2024
Target decision date
8 February 2024
Committee meeting
6 June 2024
Decision published
14 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Solve Planning Ltd
Agent address
Cheyenne House West Street Farnham Surrey GU9 7EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
90 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
13 December 2023
Site notice start
28 November 2023
Site notice end
19 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12161967
Documents
231
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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.

Source: Bromley

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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