College Meadow Pavilion and Sports Ground, 69 Marvels Lane, Grove Park, London, SE12 9PH Data via plota.co.uk

26/03335/FPA - Full planning permission Valid

Proposal

Widening of the existing access to College Meadows (Eltham College) from Marvels Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Bromley's recent full applications. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
SE12 9PH
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Mottingham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
CMA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
185decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 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