Marqueen House, 215, 221 & 223 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/03576/FPA - Full planning permission Valid

Proposal

Amalgamation of three existing ground-floor commercial units to form a single Class E retail unit, with removal of internal dividing walls and installation of a new shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Bromley's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

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Documents 23

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Site constraints 5

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: Beckenham
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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Beckenham war memorial, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
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 30 September 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
BR3 1BN
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 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