The Old Jail, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/03640/FPA - Full planning permission Valid

Proposal

Demolition of existing extensions and outbuildings. Internal and external alterations to the Listed Building; erection of extension; car park; hard and soft landscaping works; and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Bromley's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 61

Plans & drawings 32

PDF Proposed North & South Elevations with Fences, Pergolas & Planting - 728.15.01 Drawing · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan - 728.01.02 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Internal Elevations on Section & joinery details - 728.25.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delivery and Servicing Plan (inc. refuse/recycling) - 25553-DSP01 Rev 3a Supporting Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan - 728.11.07 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block Plan - 728.34.04 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections on Section Lines 1.1. & 3.3 - 728.23.08 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Bar & Backfitting, Waitress Station & Fire Place 3 -728.24.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Car Port Solar Panel Plans & Elevations - TOJ-CP-E-PV-001 Rev P01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan - 728.04.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North & South External Elevations - 728.13.06 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Pergola Details - 728.26.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed East & West Elevations with Fences, Pergolas & Planting - 728.14.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan inc. solar panels - 728.28.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections on Section lines 2.2. & 4.4 - 728.17.08 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan - 728.06.02 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations - 728.05.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed East & West External Elevations - 728.12.06 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Sections AA, BB, CC - 728.07.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing/Proposed Ground Floor Areas - 728.21.02 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North & South Elevations with dimensions - 728.33.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Loft Plan - 728.03.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Garden Huts Details - 728.27.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Construction Logistics Plan - 25553-CLP01 Rev 2a Supporting Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Demolition, Removals & Repairs - 728.18.06 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan - 728.02.00 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Basement Plan - 728.22.03 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor & Part Roof Plan - 728.09.07 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan -1:200 - 728.16A.12 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Block Plan - 728.34A.01 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - 728.08.09 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan - 728.32.08 Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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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Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Archaeological priority area: The Archaeological Priority Area covers the southern part of Bromley
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 4; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £424,800 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.

31 October 2025£424,800Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
TN16 3AX
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Darwin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elsa Camara
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Bromley usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
436decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.