Footpath outside 1a Colman House, High Street, Penge (BT Street Hub)

Decision

allowed, 3 September 2026

Decided by

Planning Inspector: David Wyborn

Authority

Bromley (London)

Appeal reference

6010808

Application reference

26/00372/FPA

Procedure

written representations

Development

BT Street Hub replacing phone kiosk, with two digital advertisement panels (Appeal A 6010808 planning; Appeal B 6010810 advertisement)

Site context

inside settlement

Green Belt

No

Framework applied

August 2026 NPPF

Determinative policies

DM6

Development plan policies

London Plan 2021 D8, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policies 37, 102

Main issues

character and appearance

Summary

BT Street Hub replacing a phone kiosk on Penge High Street, outside the CA. Both the planning and advertisement appeals were allowed: "would not add unacceptable street clutter to the public realm" (DL ¶14). The only express 2026 code applied was DM6, used to strike out a CCTV and off-site kiosk-removal condition (DL ¶19).

What made the difference

It was a like-for-like replacement of an existing kiosk in a busy, commercial, lit high street. Contrast PINS-6010617, where the hub was placed between a regular line of street trees next to an existing ad unit.

Policy findings

Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.

Key facts

• Hub replaces an existing phone kiosk on the same footing; footway width marginally increased
• Parties consulted on the revised Framework (DL 6)

Sources

• Decision letter (Planning Inspectorate)
• Appeal on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service

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