Lone Barn Farm, East Hall Road, Orpington, BR5 4EZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03876/NOT - Prior approval Part 3 Class Q Valid
Change of useNew homesAgricultural

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an agricultural building (Unit 6) to 1 dwellinghouse and associated operational development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Bromley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 9

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Supporting Statement Lone Barn Unit 6 Supporting Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Proposed Elevations - Unit 6 - 3626.070.B Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations - Unit 6 - 3626.050.B Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plan - Unit 6 - 3626.060.C Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plan - Unit 6 - 3626.040.B Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block Plan - Unit 6 - 3626.030.C Block Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan - Unit 6 - 3626.010.C Location Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Block Plan - Unit 6 - 3626.020.B Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form No Personal Data · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Prior approval Part 3 Class Q
Postcode
BR5 4EZ
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
St Mary Cray
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
93decided in the last year

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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused
Outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and the residential redevelo…
22/04016/OUT
2021 Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 9 two storey houses with associated acce…
21/03055/OUT
2016 Approved
Excavation and foundation works associated with permission ref: 05/00219, granted for det…
16/01511/ELUD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Orchard View East Hall Road Orpington BR5 4EZ
Change of use of Agricultural Building to Class C3 dwellinghouses to form 1 dwellinghouse…
24/02597/FLXAG
2020 Refused
Green Cedar, East Hall Road, Orpington, BR5 4EZ
Erecting new fence within property boundary(Retrospective)
20/03576/FULL6
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