Green Parks House Oxleas Nhs Trust, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8NY Data via plota.co.uk

26/03933/LDC - Lawful development Valid

Proposal

Replacement of existing external timber cladding panels to the NHS building with a non-combustible insulated render system. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 22 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

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
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (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 13 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
BR6 8NY
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GBS Architects

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides community buildings by day 62.

Day 1547 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Nov 2026
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