How Bromley actually applies 115: who leans on it, where it bites hardest, and how often it's invoked. The policy text is the rule; this is the behaviour.
115 is a published Bromley planning policy. This page records where it appears in the council's published planning decisions.
Cited under: Bromley Local Plan (adopted)
Bromley · 115
Where 115 is quoted — by ward
Fewer ~0More citations ~14
Showingre-scopes the headline figures and the trend
123
times cited
in parsed decision notices
—
appeal survival
no PINS appeal decisions cite it
2 of 2
officer reach
100% of officers recorded in this period
Chislehurst
top hotspot ward
14 citations
What this policy is about
Policy 115 requires development in Flood Risk Areas to reduce flood risk, and all development to use Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) to reduce surface water run-off. This applies to landowners and developers in Flood Risk Areas (Environment Agency Flood Zones 2 and 3 and surface water flood risk hotspots). The Council will support proposals that deliver a reduction in flood risk and resist those that do not.
Plain-English summary of the adopted policy text below. The full text is the rule; this is the gist.
The policy — as adopted
Reducing Flood Risk
In order to address existing flood risk and to reduce the impact of new development, the Council will:
Work with the Environment Agency, landowners and developers, based on the findings of the most recent SFRA and other Plans, to manage and reduce flood risk from all sources of flooding.
Apply the sequential and exception tests to avoid inappropriate development in relation to flood risk.
Implement sustainable drainage system (SUDs) across the borough and work towards effective management of surface water flooding.
Fully engage in flood risk emergency planning including the pre, during and post phases of flooding event.
Propose ensure the implementation of measures to mitigate flood risk across the borough that are effective, viable, attractive and enhance the public realm and ensure that any residual risk can be safely managed.
To minimise river flooding risk, development in Flood Risk Areas (Environment Agency Flood Zones 2 and 3 and surface water flood risk hotspots) will be required to seek opportunities to deliver a reduction in flood risk compared with the existing situation.
In Flood Risk Areas the sequential test and exception test as set out in the NPPF and associated technical guidance should be applied. Flood Risk Assessments should be submitted in support of all planning applications in these areas and for major development proposals across the Borough.
All development proposals should reduce surface water run-off entering the sewerage network reduce rainwater run-off through the use of suitable Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) as far as possible.
Verbatim from the adopted Bromley plan · source document. The council's published plan is the authoritative version.
How it lands
96% in approvals · 2% in refusals 123 citations in the selected period
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What the published record shows
115 appears most often in Chislehurst, Orpington, Farnborough & Crofton. It appears across 2 of 2 officers recorded in this period. The map shows the pattern for the selected period.
Who cites it — case-officer spreadfrom parsed decision notices · click an officer
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Why it is cited — and what follows
96%
in approvals
118 citations
2%
in refusals
3 citations
This shows the decision reports in which 115 appears. It does not yet claim that the policy caused those outcomes; 2 citations sit outside the approval/refusal split.
Reason · role · consequence
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Does it hold up? — appeal performance
No Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions on record cite 115. When one lands (the appeals table refreshes each weekday), the dismissed/allowed record appears here — never estimated.
Citations, officer spread, ward and application-type counts parsed from published Bromley decision notices (high-confidence parses, approvals and refusals), joined to the canonical application record. One citation = one decision citing the policy. See the policy overview for every policy cited.
Atlas intelligence summarises patterns and observations from published planning records. Past decisions do not indicate how any future application will be determined. Every application is assessed on its own merits, having regard to the proposal, site, evidence and policies applying at the time. This information is provided for general information only and is not planning, legal, financial or professional advice.