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71 Amherst Drive, Orpington, BR5 2ES

24/01543/PLUDLawful development: Proposed usePermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Loft conversion with hip to gable rear dormer including two front velux roof lights and side roof window.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)

Received
22 April 2024
Decided
17 June 2024 · PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Mary Cray
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.14 May
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided17 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bromley77% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a loft conversion at 71 Amherst Drive, Orpington, BR5 2ES. Bromley has handled 2,558 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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
24/01543/PLUD
Address
71 Amherst Drive, Orpington, BR5 2ES
Postcode
BR5 2ES
Local Authority
Bromley
Application Type
Lawful development: Proposed use
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Made
Ward
St Mary Cray

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Keith Chandler Ltd
Architect ProfileKEITH CHANDLER LIMITED
Agent Address
3 Duxford Close Tangmere PO20 2JH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 April 2024
Consultation Expiry
14 May 2024
Target Decision Date
14 May 2024
Date Decided
17 June 2024
Date Validated
22 April 2024
Date Submitted
22 April 2024
Consultation End
14 May 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
23 April 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
14 May 2024
Last Date for Comments
14 May 2024
Permission Expires
17 June 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
22 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12997178
Documents
9
Constraints
6
Coordinates
51.393883, 0.101914
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bromley

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Planning constraints

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 2026-10-09. 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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