244a High Street, Bromley, BR1 1PQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/03472/FPA - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of existing first and second floors from office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) to two residential flats (Use Class C3) together with extension of the second floor to the rear, removal of the existing rear metal staircase, provision of bike and bin storage to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Jul 2025
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Validated
22 Aug 2025
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Approved
23 Oct 2025

Approved on 23 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 36

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report PDF · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice PDF · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 9

PDF Transport Statement - redacted Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Part M Compliance Statement Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Design and Access Statement · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment - redacted Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment-redacted Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Foul Sewage and Surface Water Drainage Assessment Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Exemption Statement Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 20

PDF Proposed Rear Elevation -P 200 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan - P-102 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Location Plan -E-001 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan - P-104 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan - E-104 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Street Elevation - E-301 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan -E-002 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan - E-101 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section - P-200 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Basement Plan - E-100 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Construction and Environmental Management Plan Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Basement Plan - P-100 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Rear Elevation - E-300 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan - E-102 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan - P-001 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Section - E-200 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Second Floor Plan - P-103 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - P-101 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Second Floor Plan - E-103 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Street Elevation -P-301 Drawing · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form No Personal Data · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Marketing Opinion Supporting Document · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Marketing details Supporting Document · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Fire Safety Report - redacted Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Viability and Marketing Report-redacted Supporting Document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Star and Garter Public House and Two Adjacent Shops
List entry 1389494 · 28 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Bromley Town Centre 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 ↗
Town centre: Bromley
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 39 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 119)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, 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
BR1 1PQ
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
22 Aug 2025
Ward
Bromley Town
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Oct 2025
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
23 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, about the council's usual 62 days. Approved, as 69% of full applications here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

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Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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12 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Bromley
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#178 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.