Perry Hall Primary School, Perry Hall Road, Orpington, BR6 0EF Data via plota.co.uk

Valid 26/03865/FPA - Full planning permission
Date received
around 2 Oct 2026
Date validated
3 Oct 2026
Postcode
BR6 0EF
Type
Full planning permission

Description

Installation of a sensory garden at land to the front of the school for an inclusive environment for children with communication, social and sensory needs consisting of a sensory path constructed from different textured and coloured materials with small sections covered by coloured archways, lined with activity boards, apparatus that create sound, a sound tube and planters with herbs and textured plants to enhance natural and sensory provision. A wooden gazebo with coloured panels to allow for outdoor teaching. Addition of privacy mesh and ivy to the existing front boundary fence and replacement internal green bow top fence to create a private and secure space for the children Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent community buildings.

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides community buildings by day 62.

Day 656 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
44%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
20%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Bromley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromley decision record →

Site constraints 6

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 35 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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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
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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