21 Homestead Road, Orpington, BR6 6HN Data via plota.co.uk

25/03555/HPA - Householder planning permission Valid

Proposal

Construction of a single storey outbuilding and ramp with balustrade for use as a gym to rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 3 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 477.

The consultation period closed on 8 Aug 2025.

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 3; Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt about 43 m away: London; Priority habitat about 33 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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 2

Last sold for £1,105,000 in July 2015. Detached house, freehold.

15 July 2015£1,105,000
7 August 2014£999,995Recorded 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 area784 m² (8,439 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (87 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2015
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.13 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, 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
Householder planning permission
Postcode
BR6 6HN
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Chelsfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Calvin Ho

Decision outlook

Day 477, past the statutory target. 95% of householder applications in Bromley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 22 Oct 2026.

Day 477421 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
1,474decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Aug 2025
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.