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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 dates35,104Searchable applications
904Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,972 approved or refused records
5,151Refused applications
19,821 approved · 5,151 refused · 726 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Oct 2019 to 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/03246/TCA
G1 x6 Hawthorn and x1 Sycamore on rear boundary - Fell to 1m from ground level. T1 Holm oak on rear boundary - Fell to ground level. T2 Field Maple on rear boundary - Fell to ground level. T3 Sycamore on rear boundary - Crown lift to 8m from ground level.
9 SHERIDAN CRESCENT, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RZ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03247/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 2.8m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
163 PICKHURST RISE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0AG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03248/HPA
Part one/two storey rear extension with rear patio/steps, two storey front extensions with front canopy, loft conversion to include increase in ridge height, front rooflights and rear dormer, alterations to front driveway pathing alterations and elevational alterations.
12 WIMBORNE AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6RQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03250/HPA
Replacement of existing boundary fence with brick wall with piers, iron fence and gate
8 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HD
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Valid25/05077/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 25/05077/FPA: Condition 3 - Surface Water Drainage
BAPTIST CHURCH, POVEREST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03252/HPA
Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of part one/two storey side extension, roof and elevational alterations.
27 QUEENSWAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1EB
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made25/05077/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following informative relating to planning permission 25/05077/FPA: Biodiversity Gain Plan To discharge the 'request for additional information' on the Planning approval reference 25/05077/FPA, namely the Biodiversity Net Gain plan
BAPTIST CHURCH, POVEREST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03254/HPA
Demolition of part garage/side extension and conservatory, construction of part one/two storey side and rear extensions, elevational alterations including new front dormer window, detached garden office building at rear of garden.
8 GREAT THRIFT, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03255/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of part one/two storey rear extension.
18 CRANBROOK CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7QA
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03256/HPA
Conversion of existing double garage to a single garage and gym with solar panels and sedum roof, elevational alterations and cantilevered brise-soleil.
LANGSTEAD WOOD HOUSE, WESTGATE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5DE
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03257/NOT
Demolition of conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
72 BECK LANE, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03258/TPO
T1 Mature Oak - Remove and plant replacement tree. SUBJECT TO TPO 633 (11.7.1989)
32 GREENOAK RISE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3RL
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Valid23/00178/AMD1
Application under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 23/00178/S73A, granted for the ‘Phased development including demolition of existing buildings and erection of four blocks to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 230 dwellings, up to 2,714sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity space and play space, cycle parking, refuse storage and plant space in four buildings. Provision of public realm and new pocket park at ground floor with associated landscaping improvements. Provision of commercial car parking spaces and blue badge spaces for the residential accommodation’ to enable a series of minor design and technical refinements across the approved scheme, arising from detailed design development, co-ordination and compliance with Building Regulations and relevant standards.
BLENHEIM SHOPPING CENTRE, HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8RW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03261/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images.
BUS SHELTER OUTSIDE 7, HIGH STREET, BROMLEY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03262/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images.
BUS SHELTER OUTSIDE 177, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03263/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images.
BUS SHELTER OUTSIDE 146, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03264/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images
LAND ADJACENT TO 216, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03265/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images
ADSHEL 0106 0254 OUTSIDE 328, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03266/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images
BUS SHELTER OUTSIDE 11, HIGH STREET, BROMLEY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03267/HPA
Single storey rear extension, partial demolition of existing garage, construction of front porch, addition of first floor to create two storey dwelling, first floor gable end and elevational alterations.
22 DRAYTON AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8JW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03268/FPA
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension. Elevational alterations to include power operated front and rear doors, widened rear exit, rear/side ramp, steps and balustrade.
14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03269/FPA
Single storey side/rear extension to allow for the conversion of the existing house into 4 apartments with associated boundary fencing, access, landscaping, refuse storage, cycle and car parking provision
8 ALEXANDRA CRESCENT, BROMLEY, BR1 4EU
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03270/HPA
First floor extension over garage, part one/two storey side/rear extension, elevational alterations
29 WHITEHALL ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9SG
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03271/TPO
T1 Large dead Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) located close to Westerham Road and overhanging an existing telephone line - Remove. T2 Large dead Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) situated in close proximity to the road - Remove. T3 Large dead Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) situated close to the road - Remove. T4 Medium-sized dead Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) - Remove. T5 Medium-sized Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 224 (12.7.1984)
KESTON COURT POULTRY FARM, RECTORY ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AE
Received 17 Aug 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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