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514 Downham Way, Bromley, BR1 5HP

DC/26/143300Householder Prior ApprovalRefused
Householder

Refused on 17 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension at a depth of 5.00m, an eaves height of 2.80m and a maximum height of 3.00m to 514 Downham Way, BR1.

Received
10 March 2026
Ward
Downham
Agent
polar design
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 514 DOWNHAM WAY, BROMLEY, BR1 5HP. Lewisham has handled 1,023 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Downham. We hold 2,801 applications in total for the BR1 postcode area.

75% of outline applications at London Borough of Lewisham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development does not comply with the conditions, limitations or restrictions applicable to development permitted by Class A which exceeds the limits in paragraph A.1(f) but is allowed by paragraph A.1(g). The submitted plans include the alteration of an existing ground floor side door and chimney stack to the host property. These works fall outside of the limitations and restrictions of an application for Prior Approval larger home extension under Class A of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BR1 5HP
Application type
Householder Prior Approval
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 March 2026
Last date for comments
21 April 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
polar design
Agent address
42prince john road, London, SE9 6QA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Appeal history

6008815
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14768337
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Lewisham

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