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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 dates34,971Searchable applications
883Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,890 approved or refused records
5,139Refused applications
19,751 approved · 5,139 refused · 723 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 2019 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/02628/HPA
Retention of front and side boundary wall with addition of entrance gate, fencing and sliding driveway gate
1 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7EX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02629/HPA
Erection of a raised timber balcony with external staircase to the rear elevation, and conversion of existing window to sliding glazed door.
30B SUNNINGVALE AVENUE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3BU
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/00156/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/00156/FPA: Condition 4 - Details of arrangements for storage of refuse and recyclable materials Condition 5 - Details of treatment of all parts on the site not covered by buildings Condition 6 - Details of arrangements for bicycle parking Condition 8 - Detailed Construction and Environmental Management Plan
98 AVENUE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4SA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02631/HPA
Proposed single storey side and rear extension and rear patio
24 FASHODA ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9RF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Valid26/02632/LDC
Siting of a caravan within the residential curtilage for ancillary use with air conditioning units to both elevations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
34A JACKSON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8NS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02637/HPA
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space and elevational alterations
6 BRIDGEWATER CLOSE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6QU
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02636/LDC
Single storey outbuilding at rear to used as a gym EXISTING LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
6 BRIDGEWATER CLOSE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6QU
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02638/HPA
Demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
3 BRAEMAR GARDENS, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0JN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02639/LDC
Loft conversion with a hip to gable extension, rear dormer and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
3 BRAEMAR GARDENS, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0JN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02640/HPA
Demolition of existing rear outbuildings/sheds and erection of single storey annex outbuilding ancillary to the use of the main dwellinghouse with 2no. air conditioning units to the side and rear elevations.
166 WIDMORE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3BS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02641/HPA
Demolition of existing garage and construction of rear garden annexe ancillary to the main dwelling with air conditioning units to side elevations.
34A JACKSON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8NS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02643/HPA
Single storey rear and first floor side/rear extension.
10 ATHELSTAN WAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2QX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Valid26/02642/LDC
Siting of a caravan within the residential curtilage for use as ancillary accommodation to the main dwellinghouse PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
166 WIDMORE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3BS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decision Made24/04572/AMD1
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 24/04572/FULL6 (Demolition of chimneys, first floor extension to create two storey dwelling and elevational alterations) Removal of first floor projecting bays superseded with flat windows.
27 GRANGE ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8ED
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02645/TCA
T1 Yew - Re-pollard to previous pollard points, reducing regrowth by approximately 2–3m, back to the established pollard heads to maintain the tree and encourage healthy regrowth. T2 Lime - Light crown reduction by approximately 1.5–2m from branch tips, maintaining the natural crown shape and balanced form. Remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches as part of the works.
15 ELM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4JB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02646/HPA
Garage conversion into a habitable room, single storey side extension, front porch roof alterations, and elevational alterations.
5 OAK ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6BB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02647/HPA
Construction of new boundary wall and electric metal gates
201 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/00224/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 26/00224/HPA (Two storey side extension and elevational alterations. Extension of existing front and rear dormers. Reformation of front garden wall.) The existing boundary is slightly tapered and not parallel to the original house. This reduces the gap at the front and increases the gap at the rear and seeking that this is acceptable.
4 SYLVESTER AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5ED
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02649/HPA
Loft conversion incorporating two side dormers, alterations to roofline to form gable ends and new windows to front and rear elevations
130 COLLEGE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3PF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02650/HPA
Replacement of existing garage, construction of one/two storey side and rear extensions, roof alterations to include rear roof dormer, extension of rear garden patio with raised steps and elevational alterations.
43 RODWAY ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3JP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02651/HPA
Loft conversion with side and rear dormers and one rooflight to front roofslope
40 CREST VIEW DRIVE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1BY
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02652/TCA
G1 - 11 x Lime (approximately 14m in height with lateral spread of approximately 7m) - Crown reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 2m on all compass points. Crown lift and remove deadwood throughout.
SHORTLANDS GOLF CLUB, MEADOW ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 0DX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02653/TCA
(T1) Field Maple - Reduce height by 3m and radius by 2m. (T2) Field Maple - Reduce height by 3m and radius by 2m. (T3) Yew - Reduce tops in line with previously cut sides by approx. 0.8m and reshape tree. (T4) Field Maple - Reduce height by 3m and radius by 2m. (T5) Field Maple - Reduce height by 3m and radius by 2m.
15 ALDERSMEAD ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1NA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision Made26/02654/HPA
Single storey rear/side extension, single storey side extension, garage conversion, canopy to front porch and first floor side extension. Loft conversion with addition of solar panels and rooflights. Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) to side, EV charging point, construction of raised decking to rear garden, installation of a rainwater harvesting system and soakaway and elevational alterations (Revision to previous applications 24/04538/FULL6, 25/04141/LDC, 25/04703/HPA to increase the approved height of the ground floor rear extension, replacement of the bay window on the front elevation with a flat window, amendments to the fenestration of the window panelling and the relocation and reduction in size of rooflight RL-1).
60 KELSEY LANE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3NE
Received 1 Jul 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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