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Change of use of second floor (including mezzanine) and third floor from Class B1(a) office to Class C3 residential to form 34 flats (24 studios and 10 one bedroom) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding, impacts of noise from commercial premises and provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms under Class O, Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order)

Palm Tree House, 251 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NT

Decision MadeReference: 20/04197/RESPALondon Borough of Bromley

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Miscellaneous Converted Data
Received
16 Nov 2020
Validated
16 Nov 2020
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
London Borough of Bromley

Application overview

Change of use of second floor (including mezzanine) and third floor from Class B1(a) office to Class C3 residential to form 34 flats (24 studios and 10 one bedroom) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding, impacts of noise from commercial premises and provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms under Class O, Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order)

Proposal details

Reference
20/04197/RESPA
Alternative references
PP-09237538
Ward
Orpington
Agent
Daniel Rose

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Application location

Palm Tree House, 251 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NT

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Documents 17 of 17

DocumentPublishedAction
NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF24 Nov 2020View
Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF18 Nov 2020View
TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTESupporting Document · PDF16 Nov 2020View
DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT (WITHIN DEVELOPMENT)Supporting Document · PDF16 Nov 2020View
EXISTING & PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Document · PDF16 Nov 2020View
FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING & PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING & PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
EXISTING & PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
EXISTING & PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF16 Nov 2020View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF5 Jan 2021View
UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 OFTHE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ASupporting Document · PDF16 Nov 2020View
APPLICATION FORM NO PERSON DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF16 Nov 2020View
NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF3 Dec 2020View
NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF15 Dec 2020View

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PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND REFUSED
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