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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 dates35,206Searchable applications
905Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 25,053 approved or refused records
5,170Refused applications
19,883 approved · 5,170 refused · 726 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Valid26/03880/NOT
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an agricultural building (Unit 3) to 1 dwellinghouse and associated operational development.
LONE BARN FARM, EAST HALL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4EZ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Decision Made26/03881/TCA
T1 Small (2-3m), multi-stemmed, self seeded Sycamore tree situated in a raised retainer/planter - Fell and dig out roots.
17 OLD HILL, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5LZ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Decision Made26/00480/AMD
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 26/00480/HPA: Removal of Condition 4 requiring window(s) in flank elevation to be obscure glazed.
71 CREST VIEW DRIVE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1BX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Valid23/03054/S73A
Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 1st July 2024, under planning reference 23/03054/FULL1 to amend wording of planning condition 20 replacing Class E(a) to Class E.
169 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0LW
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03885/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.2m, for which the maximum height would be 3.7m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
15 ALEXANDRA CRESCENT, BROMLEY, BR1 4ET
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03886/TPO
T1 Beech tree - Reduce southern branches hanging over No. 2 Orchard Road by 2-3m to suitable points. SUBJECT TO TPO 2780 (22.4.2022)
HEDGEROWS, ORCHARD ROAD, PRATTS BOTTOM, ORPINGTON, BR6 7NT
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03888/FPA
Use of existing rear extended space as an enclosed customer seating area with permanent roof
43 MOTTINGHAM ROAD, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4QZ
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03889/TPO
x2 Yew trees - Reduce by 1.5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 45 (25.6.1969)
2 PRINCE CONSORT DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5SB
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03890/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs
42 EAST STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1QW
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03891/TCA
x3 Leylandii - Remove.
55 WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3AE
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03893/FPA
Elevational alterations and first floor extension to an existing single storey storage building, and conversion into 3 business units (Class E)
REAR OF 187, HIGH STREET, BECKENHAM, BR3 1AN
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Valid26/03894/LDC
Double hip to gable end loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balconies. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
7 FRESHWOOD CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 5JX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03896/LDC
Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
26 PAGET GARDENS, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RX
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid21/01234/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/01234/FULL6: Condition 5: Proposed building slab levels and existing site levels
195 EDEN PARK AVENUE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3JW
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03901/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension with elevation alterations and roof light
94 PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9EF
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03903/TPO
Sycamore (6520) - Fell to ground level. Common Ash (6515) - Reduce height/main stem to site of fungal fruiting body and reduce spread radius by 2-3m. Norway Maple (6514) - Fell to safe height. Sycamore (6503) - Reduce height by 5m, northern half of crown by 4m and southern half of crown by 2m. Common Horse Chestnut (6333) - Reduce height by 3m and eastern/south-eastern/north-eastern crown spread by 3-4m. Dead Common Hazel (6323) - Cut back growth to boundary. Common Ash (0013) - Remove major deadwood. SUBJECT TO TPO 390 (12.12.1986)
LAND ADJACENT 1, BADGERS COPSE, ORPINGTON
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03904/TCA
T1 Eucalyptus on rear right boundary - Reduce height and average radial spread by approximately 4m and 3m respectively, to previous reduction points. All pruning cuts will not exceed 1/3 of the diameter of the parent branch at the point of attachment T2 Apple on rear left boundary - Reduce height and average radial spread of tree by approximately 2m and 1m respectively, taking care to prune to live secondary growth points. All pruning cuts will not exceed 1/3 of the diameter of the parent branch at the point of attachment.
30 BARNMEAD ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1JE
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03905/LDC
Single storey rear extension (where prior approval was not required under ref 25/04291/NOT) and elevational alterations to windows, addition of a door and additional rooflights. LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
BRIAR COTTAGE, 2 NEW ROAD HILL, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JA
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03906/TPO
T1 Cedar on front left boundary - Reduce height and average radial spread of tree by approximately 2m and 1m respectively, taking care to prune to live secondary growth points and maintaining an even and balanced shape appropriate to species. Reduce away from building leaving at least 1.5m clearance. SUBJECT TO TPO 53 (28.1.1970)
75 Belvedere Road, London, SE19 2HX
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03907/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.15m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
58 MAXWELL GARDENS, ORPINGTON, BR6 9QU
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03908/LDC
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension and side elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
35 CUMBERLAND ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0PL
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03909/TCA
T2a Hazel - Fell. T3 Cypress - Reduce all round up to 1m, tidy up and neaten. T4 Sycamore - Reduce all round up to 1m, tidy up and neaten. G7, T8, G9, G13 Mixed species hedge - Reduce height by up to 1.5m. (Final height to be at least 4m. Hedge is on slope so hard to define). Trim sides in to match. Cut back to give a clearance over building and climbing frame by up to1.5m.
5 NINHAMS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NJ
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Valid26/03912/HPA
Demolition of existing garage and removal of chimney and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extension, front porch, rooflights and elevational alterations
94 PETTS WOOD ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LE
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Valid22/03824/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/03824/FULL1: Condition 4 - Flood Risk Design Measures
15 MADELINE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8AY
Received 7 Oct 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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