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23/03054/S73A - Removal/variation of conditions Valid
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 1st July 2024, under planning reference to amend wording of planning condition 20 replacing Class E(a) to Class E. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 4 Jan 2027.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan - #7909 Drawing · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Redacted Application Form No Personal Data · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Cover Letter - Redacted Correspondence · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

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: Aqma 2020
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: Orpington
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. 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
Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode
BR6 0LW
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Orpington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Amy Negus

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition planning condition 7 (Acoustics) of…
23/03054/CON4
2024 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 6 (Piling Method Statement), plannin…
23/03054/CONDT2
2025 Approved
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to…
23/03054/CONDT3
2024 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to planning Condition 4 part (i)- Remediation Strategy of…
23/03054/CONDT1
2024 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 3 (Construction Environmental Manage…
23/03054/CONDIT
2023 Approved
Demolition of the existing building and construction of a new four storey building with 2…
23/03054/FULL1
2021 Refused
Demolition of the existing building and construction of a new four storey building with 2…
21/03035/FULL1
2018 Approved
1 x internally illuminated (static) facia sign, 1 x internally illuminated (static) proje…
18/01642/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Ground Floor, 178 High Street, Orpington, Kent BR6 0JW
1 x internally illuminated fascia sign and 1x internally illuminated projecting box sign
25/05176/ADV
2025 Approved
Ground Floor, 178 High Street, Orpington, Kent BR6 0JW
Change of use from vacant retail unit (Class E) to nail beauty salon (Sui Generis).
25/05147/FPA
2025 Approved
165-167 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0LW
Third floor extension to provide 2 one bedroom flats with communal roof garden and associ…
25/04188/FPA
2024 Approved
165 - 167 High Street Orpington BR6 0LW
Second floor extensions to provide 3 one bedroom flats, and addition of first floor flank…
24/02057/FULL1
2021 Approved
42 The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TW
Extract flue to restaurant including change of use from E(A) To E(B)
21/00598/FULL1
2023 Approved
1 - 2 Roberts Mews Orpington BR6 0JP
Two storey side extension to an existing office building
23/03336/FULL1
2024 Approved
165 - 167 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Relocation of the existing extraction flue on the rear wall of the building.
24/01177/FULL1
2023 Approved
198 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JN
Replace 1x Projecting sign with new 500mm sign. Replace 1x Fascia Sign grey fascia panel…
23/03864/ADV
2023 Approved
165 - 167 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Conversion of first floor storage space ancillary to ground floor commercial unit into 2…
23/03759/FULL1
2022 Approved
40C The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TW
Alterations to the existing shopfront and the display of internally illuminated fascia si…
22/03529/FULL1
2022 Approved
40C The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TW
Internally illuminated fascia signage and an internally illuminated projecting sign
22/03528/ADV
2021 Approved
184B High Street Orpington BR6 0JW
Conversion of a single dwelling flat C3 Classification to a small HMO of 5 Persons of C4…
21/02942/PLUD
2021 Approved
184A High Street Orpington BR6 0JW
Conversion of a single dwelling flat C3 Classification to a small HMO of 5 persons of C4…
21/02940/PLUD
2021 Approved
208 - 212 High Street Orpington BR6 0JN
Demolition of existing building and erection of a part three, four and five storey buildi…
21/03145/FULL1
2021 Approved
Ozan Court 173 High Street Orpington BR6 0LW
Shopfront (Retrospective application)
21/04578/FULL1
2021 Approved
Ozan Court 173 High Street Orpington BR6 0LW
Internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs
21/03494/ADV
2020 Withdrawn
208 - 212 High Street Orpington BR6 0JN
Demolition of existing building and erection of a part three, four and five storey buildi…
20/04562/FULL1
2021 Approved
The Walnuts Shopping Centre, High Street, Orpington
Application for a scoping opinion in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Envir…
21/00089/EIA
2020 Approved
174 - 176 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JW
Internally illuminated fascia sign, 2 internally illuminated projecting signs and non-ill…
20/03292/ADV
2019 Refused
208 - 212 High Street Orpington BR6 0JN
Change of use of first and second floors from A1 (retail) to C3 (dwellinghouse) to provid…
19/04319/FULL1
2016 Approved
83 The Walnuts Orpington BR6 0TW
Two internally illuminated and one non-illuminated fascia signs, and two internally illum…
16/01340/ADV
2016 Approved
The Walnuts Shopping Centre High Street Orpington
18x internally illuminated and 2x non-illuminated fascia signs, 2x internally illuminated…
16/01078/ADV
2016 Approved
The Walnuts Shopping Centre High Street Orpington
Refurbishment and elevational alterations to include the recladding and lighting of the t…
16/00704/FULL1
2016 Approved
40C The Walnuts Orpington BR6 0TW
Internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated menu box
16/00297/ADV
2016 Approved
177 High Street Orpington BR6 0LJ
2x internally illuminated fascia signs, 2x internally illuminated projecting sign, 2x int…
16/00010/ADV
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings