What you could build at BR2 0UL: the planning rules at this address, what neighbours have built and how big, planning decisions nearby, rough costs and the value an extension adds, and how to get started. In Langley Park, Bromley.
62extensions seen within 600 m in the last 10 years
1loft conversions within 600 m in the last 10 years
86.4extensions per 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood (10 years)
● work seen on energy certificates · ● application approved · ● refused · ● pending or other · ● this postcode
The rules at this address
Mostly flats at this postcode. Flats have no permitted development rights, so almost any extension or loft conversion needs planning permission, and the freeholder's consent under the lease.
Not in a conservation area (from council registers).
No Article 4 direction recorded for this postcode.
Listed buildings need listed building consent for most changes, inside and out: check the National Heritage List.
To be certain work is permitted development, apply for a lawful development certificate (about £129 for householders in England). Building regulations apply either way.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales). How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
Single-storey rear or side extension: about £2,000–£3,000 per m² (London £2,500–£4,000), plus fees and VAT
Loft conversion: about £45,000–£75,000 for a dormer; more for a mansard or hip-to-gable
Two-storey extension: about £1,800–£2,800 per m² of new floor
Garage conversion: about £15,000–£30,000
Basement: about £3,500–£5,000 per m², London mostly
Build costs are rough 2026 ranges from industry guides, not quotes. Get three quotes for your plans.
Move or improve?
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Langley Park.
Move to a home 20 m² bigger (about £1,028,000)
Stamp duty on the new home
£46,550
Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT
£12,960
Solicitors, buying and selling
£3,000
Survey
£600
Removals
£1,500
Money gone
£64,610
Extend by 20 m²
Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency
£57,500
Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price
−£76,800
Money gone
−£19,300
On these figures, extending loses about £83,910 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Getting started
Look at what neighbours did. Open applications above to see drawings that were approved on similar houses, and who designed them.
Check the route: permitted development (with a lawful development certificate), prior approval for larger rear extensions, or full householder planning permission.
Get a measured survey and a designer: an architect, an architectural technologist or a designer who handles planning drawings.
Apply (householder permission is about £258 in England; councils aim to decide within 8 weeks).
Building regulations through the council's building control or an approved inspector, and party wall notices to neighbours if you build on or near the boundary.
Choose a builder: written quotes, a contract, staged payments, and check their insurance and references.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear. Certificates come with sales, lettings and some building work, so the year is when it was first seen.
Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
25/01377/HHPA
85, Cumberland Road, Br2 0pl
Loft or dormer
Refused
Jun 2025
25/01327/FULL6
85, Cumberland Road, Br2 0pl
Rear extension
Approved
Jun 2025
25/01328/FULL6
44, Woodlea Drive, Br2 0uq
Loft or dormer
Approved
May 2025
25/00753/FULL6
1, Top Park, Br3 6ru
Two-storey extension
Approved
May 2025
25/00817/FULL6
11, Brabourne Rise, Br3 6sq
Porch or front extension
Approved
May 2025
25/00953/FULL6
23, Broadoaks Way, Br2 0ua
Other householder work
Refused
Apr 2025
25/00387/FULL6
31, Kingswood Avenue, Br2 0nt
Rear extension
Approved
Apr 2025
25/00507/FULL6
68, Pickhurst Park, Br2 0tw
Rear extension
Not needed / lawful
Apr 2025
25/00609/HHPA
14, Kingswood Avenue, Br2 0ny
Rear extension
Refused
Mar 2025
25/00088/FULL6
51, Barnfield Wood Road, Br3 6st
Loft or dormer
Refused
Feb 2025
24/04811/FULL6
1, Romanhurst Gardens, Br2 0pa
Loft or dormer
Approved
Feb 2025
24/04762/FULL6
1, Top Park, Br3 6ru
Rear extension
Refused
Feb 2025
24/04721/FULL6
5, The Crescent, Br4 0hb
Rear extension
Approved
Feb 2025
24/04710/FULL6
5, Broadoaks Way, Br2 0ua
Loft or dormer
Approved
Feb 2025
24/04553/FULL6
201, Mead Way, Br2 9es
Rear extension
Not needed / lawful
Nov 2024
24/04007/HHPA
28, Pickhurst Park, Br2 0uf
Loft or dormer
Approved
Dec 2024
24/03991/FULL6
5, Broadoaks Way, Br2 0ua
Loft or dormer
Refused
Nov 2024
24/03838/FULL6
164, Goodhart Way, Br4 0ha
Rear extension
Approved
Nov 2024
24/03538/FULL6
31, Woodlea Drive, Br2 0ug
Loft or dormer
Refused
Oct 2024
24/03164/FULL6
29, Pickhurst Park, Br2 0ue
Rear extension
Approved
Oct 2024
24/03120/FULL6
156, Goodhart Way, Br4 0ez
Rear extension
Not needed / lawful
Aug 2024
24/02652/HHPA
15, Barnfield Wood Road, Br3 6sr
Rear extension
Approved
Sept 2024
24/02617/FULL6
4, Appledore Close, Br2 9bz
Loft or dormer
Refused
Aug 2024
24/02154/FULL6
1a, Woodlea Drive, Br2 0ug
Two-storey extension
Approved
Jul 2024
24/02479/FULL6
64, Hayes Chase, Br4 0ja
Loft or dormer
Approved
Jul 2024
24/01944/FULL6
2, Woodlea Drive, Br2 0uq
Two-storey extension
Approved
Feb 2025
24/01791/FULL6
11, Highfield Drive, Br2 0rx
Rear extension
Approved
Jul 2024
24/01935/FULL6
12, Pickhurst Park, Br2 0uf
Side return or wrap-around
Approved
Jul 2024
24/01755/FULL6
52, Broadoaks Way, Br2 0ub
Other householder work
Approved
Jul 2024
24/01888/FULL6
31, Woodlea Drive, Br2 0ug
Two-storey extension
Refused
Jun 2024
24/01705/FULL6
15, Brabourne Rise, Br3 6sq
Loft or dormer
Approved
Jun 2024
24/01625/FULL6
2, Knowlton Green, Br2 9dh
Loft or dormer
Approved
Jun 2024
24/01508/FULL6
39, Broadoaks Way, Br2 0ua
Garage conversion or garage
Approved
Jun 2024
24/01354/FULL6
64, Hayes Chase, Br4 0ja
Loft or dormer
Refused
May 2024
24/00972/FULL6
Householder applications validated since 2023 within 600 m. The council's page has the drawings, the decision notice and who the agent or architect was. Hover a row for the description. Source: GLA Planning London Datahub.
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85% (123)
88%
8 weeks
Basement
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77% (26)
83%
9 weeks
Porch or front extension
100% (6)
92% (94)
81%
8 weeks
Share of decided applications approved since 2023 (number decided in brackets). Withdrawn applications aren't counted; many are withdrawn when refusal looks likely.