Junction House, 4-6 Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/03511/ADV - Consent to display an advertisement Valid

Proposal

Retention of 5x Facia to front elevation and 2x acrylic banner signs to front boundary treatment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Dec 2026 and 27 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent signs and adverts. Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Southend Road, Beckenham 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 ↗
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: Bromley AQMA
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Local nature reserve about 451 m away: Beckenham Place Park; 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 3 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 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
Consent to display an advertisement
Postcode
BR3 1SD
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides signs and adverts by day 64.

Day 361 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
39%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.