196-198 High Street, London, BR1 1HE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change from parts of the ground floor and basement from existing restaurant (Use Class E(b)) to a purpose falling within Use Class E(a)”. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Show all 7 with distances
- 10 m180-184, High StreetGrade II
- 33 m171, 173, 175 (Royal Bell Hotel) and 177, High StreetGrade II
- 33 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 48 m179, High StreetGrade II
- 54 m181, High StreetGrade II
- 108 mChurch of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 136 mBromley (St Peter and St Paul's) War MemorialGrade II
Checked on 6 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, 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 3
Last sold for £475,000 in October 2022. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bromley
- Application type
- Lawful development
- Postcode
- BR1 1HE
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bromley Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision
- PROPOSED USE/DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LAWFUL
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Planning Potential
- Freehold owner
- Show
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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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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