Downe Court, Cudham Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02152/HPA - Householder planning permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension, formation of external door opening with storm porch to existing side addition with raised steps, new front gate, internal wall, floor and roof insulation, internal re-organisation and refurbishment, external rear swimming pool with raised platform and steps, and associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 May 2026
✗
Refused
31 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 43

Plans & drawings 32

PDF Existing South East and Soith West Elevations - 22015 - EXT-016 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Garden Gate and Porch Plan and Elevations - 22015 - DET-001 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Attic Plan - 22015 - GEA-008 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan - 22015 - EXT-006 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed South West Elevations - 22015 - GEA-012 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Cellar Plan - 22015 - GEA-005 P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Cellar Plan - 22015 - EXT-005 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan - 22015 - SIT-001A REV P5 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan - 22015 - EXT-007 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF External Wall Instulation Details - 22015 - DET-003 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North West Elevation To CRTYARD - 22015 - GEA-014 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - 22015 - GEA-006 REV P3 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed SIte Plan - 22015 - SIT-003 REV P3 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North West Elevations - 22015 - GEA-013 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Layout Plan - 22015 - GEA-004 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section BB - 22015 - GEA-021 REV P3 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Recption Room Floor Thermal Upgrade - 22015 - DET-002 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Insulation Details - 22015 - DET-005 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Landscape Plan - 22015 -LAN-001-P2 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Indicaative Foundation Plan - 22015 - STR-001 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Replacemnt Staircase and Reception RM Floor - 22015 - DET-004 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed South East Elevations - 22015 - GEA-011 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan - 22015 - GEA-009 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing NW Elevation With Garden Wall and Garden Wall Hidden - 22015 - EXT-015-P2 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Bat mitigation may 2026 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan - 22015 - EXT-009 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing North East Elevations - 22015 - EXT-017 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section AA - 22015 - GEA-020 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan - 22015 - GEA-007 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan - 22015 - SIT-002A REV P4 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North East Elevations - 22015 - GEA-010 REV P2 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Attic Plan - 22015 - EXT-008 REV P1 Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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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 4; Conservation area about 56 m away: Downe; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,570,000 in March 2023. Detached house, freehold.

22 March 2023£2,570,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
BR6 7LF
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Darwin
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Bromley's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 22% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
1,610decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.