15 Wickham Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from commercial building (Use Class E) to form 3 flats (Use Class C3) and café with associated car parking, cycle storage and refuse provision under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding, natural light to habitable rooms and noise impacts from commercial premises under Class O, Part 3 of the GPDO). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Plan Sub Committee · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bromley Plans Sub-Committee No. 1 on 13 Aug 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting prior approval because the flats would provide good accommodation without unacceptable highway, parking, design or neighbouring amenity impacts.
- Residents’ responses were evenly divided, with concerns about traffic, parking, amenity and natural light, alongside support for housing and reusing the building.
- The committee granted prior approval subject to conditions, removing the three-year condition as irrelevant to this prior approval application.
Source: Plota analysis of Bromley's committee minutes of 13 Aug 2026.
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Bromley
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA
- Postcode
- BR3 5JS
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Plan Sub Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 175 days from validation, 119 days slower than Bromley's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 60% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bromley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromley decision record →
Public comments
58% object · below the UK average of 75%
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 13 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Bromley ranks #143 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Bromley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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