17 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retention/continued change of Use from Use Class C3 Dwellinghouses to Use Class sui generis Houses in multiple occupation for 8 persons. (Amended description). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 8
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £420,000 in February 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bromley
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- BR5 4JN
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Mary Cray
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 1 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009605 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ibbad Stanakzai
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 40% 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
11 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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