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196-198 High Street, London, BR1 1HE

26/02077/LDCLawful development: Existing useApproved
Prior approval

Approved

Council decision: EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFULDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Pursuant to planning permission (ref. 20/01293/FULL1), confirmation that parts of the ground floor and basement are lawfully in use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b)) (in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class V of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING).

Received
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bromley Town
  1. Received22 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.25 Jun
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 196-198 High Street, London, BR1 1HE. Bromley has handled 942 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bromley Town Centre conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 169 applications across Bromley Town. We hold 2,801 applications in total for the BR1 postcode area.

73% of amendment 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
BR1 1HE
Application type
Lawful development: Existing use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2026
Consultation expiry
25 June 2026
Consultation end
25 June 2026

Planning decision

Decision
EXISTING USE/DEVELOPMENT IS LAWFUL
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14936648
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Bromley Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 180-184, High StreetOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    22 May

    Pursuant to planning permission (ref. 20/01293/FULL1

    This applicationApprovedAmendment26/02077/LDC
  2. 2025
    26 Jun

    Use of the existing main building to provide flexible Use Class E or drinking establishment (sui generis) use…

    RefusedFull planning permissionRelated25/03264/FPA
  3. 2021
    15 Jun

    Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 20/01293/FULL1

    Decision for Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions20/01293/CONDT7
  4. 2021
    9 Mar

    Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning Ref. 20/01293/FULL1

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01293/CONDT6
  5. 2021
    18 Feb

    Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning permission ref. 20/01293/FULL1

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01293/CONDT5
  6. 2020
    23 Oct

    Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning permission ref. 20/01293/FULL1

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01293/CONDT3
  7. 2020
    20 Oct

    Amendment to planning application ref: 20/01293/FULL1

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment20/01293/AMD
  8. 2020
    12 Oct

    Discharge of conditions in relation to planning application ref 20/01293/FULL1

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01293/CONDT1
  9. 2020
    28 Aug

    Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning ref: 20/01293/FULL1Condition

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside20/01293/CONDIT
  10. 2020
    6 Apr

    Reuse and conversion of the existing main building to provide flexible restaurant (Class A3) or drinking…

    ApprovedFull App (Any Operational Development)Part of20/01293/FULL1

Source: Bromley

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