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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 dates34,953Searchable applications
883Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,872 approved or refused records
5,135Refused applications
19,737 approved · 5,135 refused · 723 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/02571/HPA
Single storey rear extension
106 HILLCREST ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4SD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02572/TPO
(T1) Beech within the Waylands scout campsite, overhanging a parking area, outbuilding and track - Section fell to 2m stump. (T2) Dying Ash - Section fell to 1m stump (almost 100% dead). SUBJECT TO TPO 210 (12.7.1984)
Thameside District Camp Site, Old Harrow Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 2HR
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02573/LDC
Removal of existing chimney. Demolition of existing rear extension and rear bay window; single storey rear extension with patio; loft conversion with rear dormer, 3x front rooflights; installation of 8x PV panels to the rear roof; and replacement windows. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED) LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED).
LITTLE CHART, 16 WALDEN ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5DH
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02574/NOT
Change of use of ground floor of existing property from Use Class E (commercial) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to provide 2 no. one bedroom one person flats under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
89 MAPLE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8LN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02575/HPA
Installation of 5 No retractable security bollards to front drive.
1 YESTER DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5LR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02576/HPA
Removal of chimney, loft conversion comprising rear dormer and roof alterations.
191 HAWES LANE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9AG
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02579/TPO
T1 Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m, pruning back to structurally strong growth points and reduce lateral spread to shape and balance. Remove major deadwood throughout the crown. Remove lowest limbs closest to ground level T2 Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m, pruning back to structurally strong growth points and reduce lateral spread to shape and balance. Remove major deadwood throughout the crown. Remove lowest limbs closest to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 2088 (24.6.2005)
56 KINGSWOOD AVENUE, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0NY
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02580/TCA
T3 Holm Oak in rear garden - Remove.
12 PINES ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2AA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02581/PIP
Permission in Principle for the for the construction of one dwelling and highway access under Part 2A of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.
LAND ADJACENT 1 VINSONS COTTAGES, HOCKENDEN LANE, SWANLEY
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02582/TCA
T2 Willow - Prune overhang back from the garden by approx 2m to previous points. TG3 Leyland Cypress x2 - Prune back branches extending out towards the road by approx. 2m.
2 HEATHERBANK, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RE
Received 29 May 2026 - Decision Made26/02583/TPO
T4 Ash - Reduce back E side of crown by 4m from current tips. Remove any deadwood on site side. Sever ivy at base. T11 Ash - Fell to ground level. G14 Group of two mature individual Hazels - Coppice both to ground level. T40 Wild Cherry - Reduce back SW side of crown to balance crown. T70 Beech - Reduce entire N and NW sides by up to 4m to match into top, reduce to substantial lateral branches to leave as natural a shape as possible. T71 Beech - Reduce back lowest branch by 3m from current tip. T72 Beech, growing in sheltered group - Laterally reduce N side of crown by up to 2.5m and match in to top. SUBJECT TO TPO 212 (12.7.1984)
CUDHAM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES CENTRE, NEW BARN LANE, CUDHAM, WESTERHAM, TN16 2HT
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02584/TCA
T1- T2. 2x Silver Birch trees in front garden (approximately 9m in height) - Reduce back to old points, leaving the tree 6m in height, taking off 3m of growth.
11 REDGATE DRIVE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7BT
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02586/NOT
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey (maximum height of the proposed additional storey measures 3m and maximum height of the extended dwellinghouse measures 5.8m). (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views).
BEECHCROFT, HANGROVE HILL, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7LG
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02589/LDC
Loft conversion comprising rear dormer and rooflights to front. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
59 PARK END, BROMLEY, BR1 4AN
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made25/05807/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/05807/HPA: Condition 4 - Privacy Screening
27 PRIORY AVENUE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1JE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02590/LDC
Erection of single storey rear extension. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
SOUTHWOOD LODGE, BUCKHURST ROAD, WESTERHAM, TN16 2HR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02591/TCA
T1 Fastigiate yew and T2 Cupressus - Remove trees. G1 - i) 1 no. sycamore (200mm diameter), ii) 1 no. Ash (200mm diameter), iii) 1 no. Hawthorn (75mm diameter), iv) 1 no. Sycamore (100mm diameter), v) 1 no. Cherry laurel, vi) 3 no. Cupressus (max diameter 120mm), vii) 1 no. dead trunk - Remove all to allow space for planting new screening hedge to mitigate for the loss of the trees in the property to the rear.
113 LUBBOCK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5LA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02593/TCA
Remove the trees, shrubs and associated vegetation identified on the plan. Works include the complete removal of the identified trees, self-seeded specimens, shrubbery and undergrowth, together with stump grinding where necessary to facilitate the approved development works and associated landscaping scheme.
APRIL COTTAGE, OLD PERRY STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6PL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02594/HPA
Single storey rear extension
8 HARTFIELD ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9DA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02595/TPO
x2 Cypress trees - Reduce canopy laterally by 2.5m and height by 5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 86 (6.3.1973)
9 ROYAL CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02596/TPO
Walnut tree in rear garden - Thin crown by 15%. SUBJECT TO TPO 474 (19.6.1987)
109 THE HIGHWAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 9DQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02597/FPA
Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to memorial house (Class F1) comprising the partial demolition of the modern rear extension, alterations to the front and rear elevations, new visitor pavilion in the rear garden, and associated works.
4 PLAISTOW GROVE, BROMLEY, BR1 3PB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02598/LDC
Single storey rear extension (where prior approval was not required under ref 26/00873/NOT) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
12 MORSTON GARDENS, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4NE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02599/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer and rooflights to front. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
50 THE AVENUE, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3DJ
Received 29 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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