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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 dates35,123Searchable applications
904Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,989 approved or refused records
5,154Refused applications
19,835 approved · 5,154 refused · 726 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/03477/HPA
Demolition of existing rear extension, construction of single storey rear extension and elevational alterations
82 CHERRY TREE WALK, BECKENHAM, BR3 3PQ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03476/HPA
Part gable roof loft conversion, rear roof dormer and three front roof lights.
74 OREGON SQUARE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8BG
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03478/HPA
Retention of front garden wall and gate.
70 HAWKHURST WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03479/NOT
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
23 GROSVENOR ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03480/TPO
T1 English Oak tree with an acute lean - Reduce by 4m height and spread to alleviate weight on the crown with the lean (This is 1m above previous pollard points). T2 English Oak tree to the left of the outbuilding - Crown reduce by 5m height and 4m spread. T3 English Oak tree to the right of the pathway - Crown reduce by 5m height and 4m spread. T4 English Oak tree - Crown reduce height by 8m to a single pole G5 Various deadwood - Remove major dead branches from over the outbuilding and within falling distance of pathways and neighbours. SUBJECT TO TPO 2587 (23.12.2013)
SHERIDAN, WOOD WAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03481/TPO
T1 Dead Elm overhanging main entrance - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T2 Dead Sycamore - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T3 Sycamore - Extensive deadwood in upper canopy overhanging access road to stables and car park - Create a new pollard @ approximately 7m from ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 739 (20.8.1991)
MOTTINGHAM HALL NURSERY, MOTTINGHAM LANE, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4RW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03484/HPA
Conversion of garage to habitable space, elevational alterations
1 VULCAN CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3FL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03485/LDC
Drilling and completion of a single groundwater abstraction borehole within the existing playing field, together with the installation of permanent casing, a submersible pump, rising main, water meter, associated controls and a manual irrigation outlet. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Warman Sports Trust, Barnet Wood Road, Bromley , BR2 7AA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03486/HPA
Loft conversion comprising roof replacement with crown roof, front and rear dormers, raised chimney height.
4 RIPLEY CLOSE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2TZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03487/HPA
Retention of front boundary fence
1 COLLEGE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3PT
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03488/TPO
T1 Large Horse Chestnut tree on right side - Reduce crown by approx. 3m in all aspects. Thin internal growth and remove major dead wood and any crossing/rubbing branches. SUBJECT TO TPO 2576 (7.11.2013)
FLAT 3, RIBBLE HURST, 45 THE AVENUE, BECKENHAM, BR3 5EF
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03490/TPO
T1 Lime - reduce height by 4m from 16m to 12m, reduce radial spread by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m. T2 & T3 x2 Beech - reduce height by 4.5m from 18m to 13.5m, reduce radial spread by 2m from 8m to 6m T4 Lime - reduce height by 2.5m from 14m to 11.5m and radial spread by 1.5m from 6m to 4m. SUBJECT TO TPO 1433 (10.8.1988)
33 HOLYWELL CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9XP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03491/HPA
Removal of chimney, two storey side and single storey rear extensions, elevational alterations
1 RYECROFT ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1DR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03492/HPA
Proposed first floor rear extension, roof extension to form pitched roof to side, loft conversion with side and rear dormers with solar panels, front rooflights, air conditioning unit, heat pump and elevational alterations.
217 BOURNE VALE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03493/HPA
Demolition of Garage, constuction of single storey rear extension.
THE LAURELS, CUDHAM LANE SOUTH, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7NZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03494/LDC
Loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
60 BOURNE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9NS
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03495/LDC
Replacement of attic room timber window with UPVC window. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
48 RAVENSBOURNE AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR2 0BP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03496/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
154 COURT ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0PY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03497/HPA
First floor side and rear extension and alterations to front porch
SHERWOOD, TOWER ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0SQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03498/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.78m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
42 BECK LANE, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision Made26/03499/TCA
T1 Silver Birch - Section fell to approx 1m from ground level.
61 WHITECROFT WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3AW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03500/TPO
T1 Ash - Reduce the height and spread by up to 3-4m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2199 (22.12.2006)
8 WOODLANDS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6EB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03503/HPA
Single-storey rear infill extension and a loft conversion with a rear dormer, and a side rooflight.
173 PETTS WOOD ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1JY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03501/FPA
The clearance of the existing building remnants and construction of 2x two-storey semi-detached 2 and 3 bedroom dwellings with associated landscaping, cycle parking and refuse storage facilities.
LAND ADJACENT TO 5, BRIDGE ROAD, ORPINGTON
Received 7 Sept 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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