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26/00318/NOT - Prior approval Part 3 Class MA Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 5No residential units, under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jan 2026
Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 37

Plans & drawings 34

PDF Existing Front Elevation - E 03 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Cycle Storage Plans and Elevations - P 08 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section A-A - P 07 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Left Side Elevation - E 06 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Refuse and Recycling Storage Plans and Elevations - P 09 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Rear Elevation - P 04 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Left Side Elevation - P 06 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan - E 02 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Section A-A - E 07 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Location and Block Plans - E 00 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground and First Floor Plans - E 01 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Rear Elevation - E 04 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan - P 02 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground and First Floor Plans - P 01 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Right Side Elevation - E 05 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Right Side Elevation - P 05 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Elevation - P 03 Revised Drawing · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Section A-A - E 07 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Elevation - P 03 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Cycle Storage Plans and Elevations - P 08 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground and First Floor Plans - E 01 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Left Side Elevation - E 06 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground and First Floor Plans P 01 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Front Elevation - E 03 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Location and Block Plan - E 00 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Right Side Elevation - P 05 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section A-A - P 07 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan - E 02 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Rear Elevation - E 04 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Refuse and Recycling Storage Plans and Elevations - P 09 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Rear Elevation - P 04 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan - P 02 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Left Side Elevation - P 06 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Right Side Elevation - E 05 Superseded · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Bromley AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
BR3 4HR
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Clock House
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND GRANTED
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Bromley's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
72decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bromley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bromley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #276 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #280 of 296
66%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #143 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #72 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
42 decided
2,164
Total decisions
500 refused in the year to March 2026