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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Bromley planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bromley website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates34,878Searchable applications
883Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,809 approved or refused records
5,116Refused applications
19,693 approved · 5,116 refused · 722 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Nov 2019 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 5 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision Made26/00026/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 26/00026/HPA to allow for replacement of ground floor rear glazed doors and window with French door with sidelights.
2 ALBANY ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6BG
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02309/HPA
Single storey side/rear extension, conversion of existing garage to habitable room and front elevational alterations
11 FELTON CLOSE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1AD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02310/HPA
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights
18 GLEESON DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9LJ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02311/TCA
Purple Plum (T74a) - Reduce height by approximately 2m and radial spread by approximately 1.5m. Crown lift to 3m over driveways, remove epicormic and deadwood and rebalance as required. Small dead Cherry (PL287) on front lawn of No. 28 (exempt works) - Remove.
26 MEADOW WAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02312/HPA
Garage conversion to habitable space, Construction of single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
10 TOOTSWOOD ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0PD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02313/HPA
Single storey rear/side infill extension
21 STODART ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8ET
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02315/HPA
Installation of two new entrance gates to the existing vehicular accesses
97 EMPRESS DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5BG
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02316/LDC
Single storey rear extension with rear steps and roof lantern and hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
128 VILLAGE WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3PH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision Made21/05794/AMD
Non-material amendment to enable the development to be carried out in phases.
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made21/05794/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 8 - Circular Economy Statement
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made21/05794/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/05794/FULL1: Condition 5 - details of the proposed slab levels, roof/ridge height, details of the building and the existing site levels shall be submitted
Devonshire House, 29-31 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02320/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer with Juliet balcony and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
149 RIDGEWAY DRIVE, BROMLEY, BR1 5DB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02321/HPA
Demolition of existing porch and construction of single storey front and side extension incorporating new front porch and garage conversion to form an Annexe. First floor side extension and single storey rear extension with rear patio and elevational alterations.
149 RIDGEWAY DRIVE, BROMLEY, BR1 5DB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02322/TCA
T1 Sycamore - Pollard back to previous cut points. T2 Hawthorn - Fell to ground level.
CITYGATE CHURCH, 22 RECTORY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1JA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02323/HPA
Demolition of existing side conservatory, construction of single storey side extension to the rear of the garage, two storey side extension, loft conversion including three rear roof dormers, three front roof lights and elevational alterations.
33 BECKENHAM ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0QS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Valid26/02324/FPA
The retention of the change of use of the former squash courts to two dance studios (Use Class E(d)).
THE WARREN, CROYDON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 7AL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made25/05234/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/05234/FPA: Condition 3 - Lighting Scheme Condition 5 - Details of ecological/environmental enhancements Condition 6 – Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 7 – Cycle parking Condition 9 – Service and Delivery Plan And approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan
SUNDRIDGE PARK LAWN TENNIS & SQUASH RACKETS CLUB, LAWN CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 3NA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made23/02042/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/02042/FULL1: Condition 6 - External Surface Materials
SLOPES, ORCHARD ROAD, PRATTS BOTTOM, ORPINGTON, BR6 7NS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02327/HPA
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern, first floor side extension.
32 Dale Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 0BZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02329/HPA
Single storey wraparound rear extension
16 COLESBURG ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4HP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02330/TCA
Ash tree - Reduce the height to 12-14m above the ground level and reduce the lateral spread back towards historical pollarding points.
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL, SCHOOL ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5PQ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02331/TCA
T4 Goat willow - Re-pollard to previous points by removal of up to 3m. H1 Mixed species - Trim all over to tidy.
HARRIS PRIMARY ACADEMY BECKENHAM GREEN, BROMLEY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5JG
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/00595/S73A
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 26/00595/HPA (granted for a single storey rear extension, hip-to-gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony, window to side and rooflight to front, and elevational alterations) in order to vary Condition 3 (Approved Plans) to allow for the removal of the splayed rear extension walls and formation of a squared-off rear extension, the addition of a rooflight, and alterations to loft windows and rear bifold doors associated with an internal bathroom layout amendment
16 GLEN VIEW ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2QQ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Valid26/02334/LDC
Continued use of House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
MAPLE TREE, 52-54 MAPLE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8HE
Received 9 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Bromley, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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