Planning Permission in Bromley | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Bromley, which keeps the Bromley permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. In Bromley the streetscape argument usually decides the case before the numbers do, because the area is Victorian and Edwardian centre. Where a Bromley property sits inside Chislehurst or Beckenham — two of Bromley's 48 designations — permitted development narrows and a full Bromley Council submission is usually quicker. That check comes before anything else on a Bromley job.

How Article 4 directions apply to your Bromley street is settled at survey stage, not after submission. On a Bromley house the measurements bite through the victorian terraces: it sets the original rear wall, and the roofline around The Glades sets what ridge height will pass. The borough policy layer over every BR1, BR2 address is set out on Bromley planning. The Bromley survey then carries into house extension drawings in Bromley if the project runs on to construction.

An incomplete Bromley pack sits in the London Borough of Bromley validation queue. The first thing we do in Bromley is measure — every room, every level change.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Most Bromley householder cases are decided under delegated powers, not committee. The BR1 pack is issued at 1:100 and 1:50 with a 1:1250 location plan.

London Borough of Bromley weighs material objections only — a Bromley neighbour disliking the design is not one. A Bromley survey takes two to three hours and needs access to every room.

Shared walls are the norm in Bromley; the notice period is not optional. Once consent is granted, architectural drawings follows for the BR1 property.

Bromley is characterised by victorian terraces, edwardian villas, post-war flats, concentrated across BR1, BR2 in the Bromley / Bickley area. How the victorian terraces in Bromley was built decides what can be opened up and where the load has to go. What that means for a BR1, BR2 address: most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans, elevations, a site plan and a location plan. We resolve it before the Bromley design is fixed. A Bromley proposal that breaks the prevailing eaves line invites a refusal.

Subterranean work in Bromley has no dedicated borough policy behind it; the BR1 water table and the party walls are the real constraints. Survey data from the Bromley property flows straight into building regulations drawings for BR1 properties or loft conversion drawings without a second site visit.

What the Bromley drawing pack contains

For a BR1, BR2 address the deliverables are fixed, not open-ended.

• site location plan for the Bromley property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Streets and landmarks we survey around Bromley

• Biggin Hill — shared flank walls, so Biggin Hill party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Lee Green — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Lee Green back addition.
• Sundridge Park — shared flank walls, so Sundridge Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Hayes Lane — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Hayes Lane extension goes.
• London Cannon Street — front-to-back level changes that drive the London Cannon Street section drawings.
• The Glades — it fixes the local datum a Bromley roof extension is judged against.
• Bromley High Street — it anchors the Bromley streetscape argument in an officer report.
• Hayes School — it fixes the local datum a Bromley roof extension is judged against.
• Bishop Justus School — nearby victorian terraces takes its scale from this frontage.
• Darrick Wood School — it anchors the Bromley streetscape argument in an officer report.
• British Academy — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.

Getting to a Bromley survey

Surveyors travel to BR1 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are File:Southwest Face of Bromley North, Denmark Hill, Herne Hill, Catford. Appointments are booked in Bromley on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard victorian terraces takes two to three hours.

Where Bromley sits

Bromley lies 2 miles (15 km) southeast of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ405695. Every Bromley application opens with a location plan tied to that grid square; get it wrong and Bromley Council returns the submission unvalidated. Source.

Practical detail for a Bromley submission: File:Southwest Face of Bromley North and Denmark Hill and Herne Hill and Catford serve the area; Royal Mail routes it as BROMLEY; dialling code 020; Grade II Bromley Palace are listed and sit within the setting. Site plans are drawn to the address as Bromley Council holds it.

Bromley postcode coverage

From BR1 (Bromley / Bickley), shared with Bickley; BR2 (Hayes / Keston), shared with Keston, the Bromley process is the same but the constraints are not.

Streets and stations in Bromley

Work in Bromley clusters around Biggin Hill, Lee Green, Sundridge Park, Hayes Lane and London Cannon Street. most Bromley sites are within walking distance of File:Southwest Face of Bromley North or Denmark Hill or Herne Hill. and Grade II Bromley Palace is listed, which pulls neighbouring BR1 proposals into a setting assessment.

Areas we cover around Bromley

Besides Bromley: Biggin Hill (TN16), Keston (BR2), Penge (SE20), Brockley (SE4), Forest Hill (SE23), Honor Oak (SE23), plus Croydon across the border.

Two Bromley jobs differ in price because of the victorian terraces and the Chislehurst designation, never because of hours booked.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

Statutory fees for BR1 addresses are payable to London Borough of Bromley on the day it is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Bromley planning · our London planning permission service · planning permission in Biggin Hill.

The technologist who surveys your Bromley property signs the drawings. For difficult Bromley sites — anything in Chislehurst, anything overlooking Bromley High Street — the pre-application route is cheap insurance.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

We will tell you if a Bromley project does not need us. This Bromley page was reviewed in August 2026.