The Mill House, Crayfield Industrial Park, Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01445/FPA - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

External alterations including, re-roofing flat roofs, rooflight/roof lantern windows, new canopy and doors, installation of new gates, and associated development. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 06:32

Application progress

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Received

13 Apr 2026

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Approved

8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Delegation Report · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and Access Statement inc. Site Photos Design and Access Statement · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form No Personal Data · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

St. Paul's Cray conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Strategic industrial land

Reserved for industry and logistics.

The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.

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 ↗

Also on the record

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 332 m away: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Flood defence about 40 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Designated open space about 24 m away; Priority habitat about 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, 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.

Building

Floor area641 m² (6,900 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 97)

UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2017, 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 3HS
Received: 13 Apr 2026
Validated: 13 Apr 2026
Ward: St Paul's Cray
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Jun 2026
Decision: GRANTED
Decision date: 8 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 78% of extensions here are.

This one56d

Council56d

UK55d

79%decided within 8 weeks

78%approved

1,406decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 18 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

UNIT 21, CRAYFIELDS PARK SOUTH, MAIN ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3HS

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2025 Approved

HOMEBASE LTD, MAIN ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3HS

Use as class E (Lawful Development Certificate Existing)

25/04233/LDC 3 Dec 2025

2025 Approved

SECURITY OFFICE, CRAYFIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK, MAIN ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3HP

297 London Plane - Crown lift to 5m. 298 London Plane - Crown lift to 5m. 299 Italian Ald…

25/04935/TCA 26 Nov 2025

2024 Approved

Pentagon House Main Road St Pauls Cray Orpington BR5 3HP

Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to…

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2024 Refused

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24/00791/ADV 20 May 2024

2024 Approved

Pentagon House, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HP

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24/00018/FULL1 20 May 2024

2023 Refused

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23/03513/SCHPA 16 Nov 2023

2023 Refused

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Erection of single storey and roof extensions, formation of 2x units in Use Class E (Comm…

23/01269/FULL1 23 Jun 2023

2023 Refused

The Mill House Crayfield Industrial Park Main Road St Pauls Cray Orpington BR5 3HS

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2021 Approved

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Internal alteration to remove one internal wall

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2019 Approved

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19/05176/TREE 24 Jan 2020

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4 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Timber out building (wooden hexagonal shed with pitched hexagonal gazebo roof) at rear of…

19/03261/FULL6 24 Oct 2019

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3 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Silver Birch overhanging No. 2 Riverside Close - Cut branches back to boundary.

19/03166/TREE 26 Aug 2019

2019 Approved

2 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Single storey rear extension.

19/02104/FULL6 25 Jul 2019

2019 Refused

2 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Single Storey Rear Extension

19/01203/FULL6 7 May 2019

2018 Refused

2 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Single storey rear extension

18/03394/FULL6 17 Oct 2018

2017 Approved

8 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Single storey rear extensionRETROSPECTIVE

17/00661/FULL6 27 Apr 2017

2016 Approved

Units 11 To 12 Crayfield Industrial Park Main Road St Pauls Cray Orpington BR5 3HP

Alterations to external fabric of the building comprising air conditioning plant, fume ex…

16/04931/FULL1 8 Dec 2016

2016 Refused

8 Riverside Close Orpington BR5 3HJ

Single storey outbuilding (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)

16/03633/FULL6 20 Oct 2016

2016 Refused

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Alterations to external fabric of the building comprising air conditioning plant, fume ex…

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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

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

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.