2 - 4 Chelsfield Road Orpington BR5 4DN
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class E to dwelling houses (use Class C3) for a 1-bedroom unit and Studio unit (56 day application for prior approval under Class MA, Part 3 of the GPDO).
- Received
- 10 May 2025
- Decided
- 3 July 2025 · Grant Prior Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Bromley
- Ward
- St Mary Cray
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- ReceivedReceived10 May
- ValidatedValidated10 May
- Consult.Consultation24 Jun
- TargetTarget Date5 Jul
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 54 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at 2 - 4 Chelsfield Road Orpington BR5 4DN. Bromley has handled 18,440 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 3 days quicker than Bromley's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across St Mary Cray. We hold 2,994 applications in total for the BR5 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202516 Jul
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01808/CON - 202510 May
Change of use from Use Class E to dwelling houses (use Class C3) for a 1-bedroom unit and Studio unit (56 day…
This applicationApprovedApplication25/01808/CUETC3
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Sep
FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION TO FORM A STUDIO UNIT WITH A SHOWER ROOM OF 37.2m2
RefusedFull planning permission25/04561/FPA - 202529 Sep
New windows to ground floor front elevation
ApprovedFull planning permission25/04545/FPA - 202510 May
Change of use from Use Class E to dwelling houses (use Class C3) for a 1-bedroom unit and Studio unit (56 day…
PendingPrior Approval25/01808/FLXAG - 202529 Jan
Change of use from Use Class E to dwelling houses (use Class C3) for a 1-bedroom unit and Studio unit (56 day…
RefusedClass E to Use Class C3 - Dwellinghouse25/00396/CUETC3
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St. Mary Cray
- 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, 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.
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