229-231 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing second floor bank/offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), and erection of part three storey extension to east elevation to provide 7x self-contained flats, with associated amenity space, bin and cycle store, and car parking. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 19
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 60% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bromley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bromley decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 22 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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