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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 dates35,077Searchable applications
904Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,953 approved or refused records
5,148Refused applications
19,805 approved · 5,148 refused · 725 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/03216/HPA
Part one/two storey side/front extension. First floor side extension. Alterations to increase roof and chimney stack height with loft conversion, rear/front rooflights and elevational alterations
4 GROVE VALE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5DS
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made25/00214/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference: 25/00214/FULL1 Demolition of existing link buildings and extensions and construction of two storey side extension to Lea Wilson Hall (fronting High Street) along with elevational alterations including installation of rooflights and replacement windows/doors, construction of new two storey link building and installation of new hand rail and balustrade fronting Fairfield Road, cycle stands to rear/side, along with internal alterations including mezzanine floor all associated with the use of the building as a church/community facility) to allow for 1. Rainwater pipes indicated and service penetrations through roof indicated. 2. Access Door widened as single door with clear width for ADM compliance 3. Ridge to monopitch roof accurately indicated. Rooflight profile adjusted. 4. Height of Ridge relative to Lea Wilson Ridge height increased 5. New boiler flue with reduced window width with railing enclosure 6. Reduced number of Rooflights to Copper effect roof and flat roof 7. Air brick outlets to the façade 8. South Lee Wilson Hall gable adjusted to match North elevation 9. Number of mullions and transoms to large feature gable glazed curtain wall increased to reflect where partition meets curtain wall to inside of ground floor 10. 2no. Heat recovery units located to nook between Main Hall and Jubilee Hall 11. Removal of windows to North and South side of gable feature 12. Addition of 12 panel PV array to SW side of Jubilee Hall Roof. Removal of 8 panel PV array to South side of proposed metal roof adjacent to Fairfield Road
1A CHRIST CHURCH ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3LE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03218/HPA
Single storey rear extensions with landscaping
FAVEL HOUSE, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03220/FPA
Installation of stand alone frame with defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets for community use
LAND FRONTING 177, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03222/LDC
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
27 WOODSIDE AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6BX
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03223/HPA
Single storey front porch extension.
46 RINGSHALL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2LZ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03225/FPA
Erection of ancillary outbuilding for additional classroom space.
11 DUNBAR AVENUE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3RG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03226/LBC
Retention of internal alterations and replacement of the existing windows and rear doors (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
26 BASTON ROAD, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7BE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03227/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension, first floor dormer extension to existing pitched roof and elevational alterations.
6 ABBOTS CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HW
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03228/LDC
Alterations to driveway including addition of car port LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
NUTWOOD COTTAGE, 61 LEAVES GREEN ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6DE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03230/FPA
Demolition of stables and outbuildings. Retention of stables and outbuildings.
PIGGERIES ADJACENT REDRIFF, BIRDHOUSE LANE, DOWNE, ORPINGTON
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03231/HPA
Demolition of the existing conservatory and construction of two-storey side and rear extensions, part conversion of the existing garage, and elevational alterations to include relocation of the main entrance with a new front porch.
6 HARROW GARDENS, ORPINGTON, BR6 9WD
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03232/FPA
Erection of 8x dwellings, with associated access, car parking, landscaping, cycle storage and refuse storage.
LAND BETWEEN ALBERTINE GROVE AND, LAYHAMS ROAD, WEST WICKHAM
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03233/HPA
Demolition of detached garage and construction of two storey side extension, infill rear extension and front porch.
40 BLACKBROOK LANE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR2 8AY
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03234/HPA
Existing single storey rear outrigger to be replaced with single storey full width infill extension. UPVC windows to be replaced with conservation style timber sash windows.
30 PARK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AY
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03235/HPA
Construction of single storey front extension
28 LULLINGSTONE CRESCENT, ORPINGTON, BR5 3EB
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/01076/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/01076/HPA: Condition 5 - Surface Water Drainage
38 FOREST RIDGE, KESTON, BR2 6EQ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03237/HPA
Single storey rear extension & first floor side infill extension
43 WOODLAND WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9LR
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Valid25/03289/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03289/FPA: Condition 3 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 4 - Site Accommodation Lighting Scheme Condition 6 - No construction shall take place within 5m of the water main.
SPRING LODGE, ELIZABETH WAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4BH
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision Made26/03240/LDC
Single storey front extension (porch), garage conversion and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
9 HEATH RISE, HAYES, BR2 7PB
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Valid24/00478/CON3
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 24/00478/DET : Condition 5 (a) - Details and locations of wayfinding signage and interpretation
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, THICKET ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8DT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Valid26/03242/HPA
Retention of two outbuildings within rear garden
111 SOUTH HILL ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0RW
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Valid20/00325/CON20
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/00325/OUT: Condition 43 - A Framework Events Management Plan
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, THICKET ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8DT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decision Made24/00276/S73A
Minor Material Amendment under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 24/00276/FULL6 (granted for erection of part one/two storey rear extension with rear terrace and elevational alterations) in order to vary condition 2 to allow for changes to the approved plans to alter the size of the first floor rear window.
61 THAYERS FARM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4LY
Received 13 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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