1 Grays Farm Cottages, Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01838/FPA - Full planning permission Withdrawn

Proposal

Construction of 2 x two storey detached dwellings with car parking, formation of vehicular access, associated hard/soft landscaping, refuse and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Withdrawn
17 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 44

Plans & drawings 25

PDF part street elevation (east) and view - A629/P/109 rev C Drawing · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF site location plan and site photos - A629/P/100 rev C Drawing · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed cycle storage - A629/P/156 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF tree protection plan - Rev E Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF landscape design planting schedules sheet 02 - A629/P/155 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed street elevations/building heights - A629/P/151 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed front(east)/rear(west) elevations sheet 01 - A629/P/107 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF artist impressions sheet 02 A629-P-111 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF hard landscape materials - A629/P/153 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EV charging information - A629/P/114 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed elevations sheet 02 - A629/P/108 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed ground floor plan - A629/P/103 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed site plan with proposed landscaping - A629/P/152 rev A Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed roof plans - A629/P/105 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF artist impressions sheet 03 - A629-P-112 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF tree constraints plan - rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed first floor plans - A629/P/104 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF landscape design planting schedules sheet 01 - A629/P/154 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF existing site plan - A629/P/101 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF artist impression sheet 1 - A629/P/110 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF refuse and recycling storage - A629/P/113 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed sections - A629/P/106 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed site plan - A629/P/102 rev B Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF cycle demand and storage - A629/P/115 Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed site plan with new and existing levels - A629/P/150 rev A Drawing · 7 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Aqma 2020
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Full planning permission
Postcode
BR5 3JF
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
St Paul's Cray
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
WITHDRAWN
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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