Lothbury, the Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6QS Data via plota.co.uk

25/03617/HPA - Householder planning permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed outbuilding in rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2025
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Approved
24 Oct 2025

Approved on 24 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Robin Hood Cottages, Grade II, 40 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,700,000 in August 2018. Detached house, freehold.

16 August 2018£1,700,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area417 m² (4,489 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (86 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2015
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.22 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2015, 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
Householder planning permission
Postcode
BR7 6QS
Received
24 Jul 2025
Validated
24 Jul 2025
Ward
Chislehurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2025
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
24 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Matt Whiffen

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 36 days slower than Bromley's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 78% of householder applications here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
1,502decided in the last year

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

Public comments

11comments received
11 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Aug 2025
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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.