Primrose Cottage, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02836/HPA - Householder planning permission Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retention of 3no single storey detached outbuildings for use as ancillary storage at front by the eastern boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
20 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
14 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Delegation Report · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & Access Statement Design and Access Statement · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Location Plan - 2610(00)000 Location Plan · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan - 2610(11)000 Block Plan · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Outbuilding Details - 2610(21)000 Drawing · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form No Personal Data · 13 Jul 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 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.

Building

Floor area234 m² (2,519 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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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Other new applications on this street

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Important details

Council
Bromley
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
TN16 3AX
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Darwin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Callum Graham

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 22% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
1,406decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
LITTLEWOOD FARM, JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3AX
Demolition of existing stables, tack room and hay barn, and erection of 3 detached two st…
25/05448/FPA
2025
WOODLANDS, JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3AX
Demolition of existing building and erection of detached 2 bedroom bungalow with associat…
25/03739/FPA
2025 Approved
Primrose Farm Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX
Change of use of a former agricultural building together with a single storey rear extens…
25/00492/FLXAG
2024 Approved
Primrose Farm Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX
Change of use of a former agricultural building together with a single storey rear extens…
24/04210/FLXAG
2024 Approved
Primrose Farm Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX
Proposed removal of existing building and construction of a detached garage to front of p…
24/04024/FULL6
2024 Approved
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to…
19/03995/CONDT2
2024 Approved
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Conversion of redundant agricultural building (Primrose Farm Barn) to a single 1-bedroom…
24/01372/FULL1
2024 Refused
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Proposed detached garage to front of property
24/01823/FULL6
2024 Refused
Parkfield Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Demolition of conservatory and erection of two-storey side extension, demolition of lean…
24/01069/FULL6
2024 Approved
Cudham Primary School, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Replacement of windows Under Class M of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted…
24/01001/PLUD
2024 Approved
Foal Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Refurbishment of existing kennel building to include addition of new roof, galvanised mes…
24/00894/FULL1
2023 Refused
Danaleigh Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Change of use of existing barn from Class E () to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to create 1 N…
23/04661/CUETC3
2023 Approved
The Old Jail, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Repair Works following flooding of building including the addition of new upvc telescopic…
23/03641/LBC
2023 Approved
The Old Jail, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Repair Works following flooding of building including the addition of new upvc telescopic…
23/03640/FULL1
2023 Approved
Littlewood Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Demolition and removal of existing stable buildings and erection of single storey detache…
23/01254/FULL1
2023 Withdrawn
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Amendment to planning permission Ref 19/03995/FULL1 granted for Demolition of existing dw…
19/03995/AMD
2023 Approved
Primrose Farm Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to…
19/03995/CONDT1
2022 Approved
Ruskin Meadows, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
T2 Oak - Reduce crown back from over the building by up to approx 3m reduction (as per ph…
22/03877/TPO
2016 Refused
The Mobile Home Littlewood Farm Jail Lane Biggin Hill TN16 3AX
Demolition of existing mobile home and erection of single storey two bedroom dwelling
16/03521/FULL1
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

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.