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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,827 approved · 2,282 refused · 255 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Apr 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
4 Melbury Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5ET
Received 6 Jun 2025WHITE EARTH, SNAG LANE, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7RG
Received 6 Jun 20252, Hook Farm Road, Bromley, BR2 9SX
Received 6 Jun 2025Bromley Tennis Centre, Avebury Road, Orpington, BR6 9SA
Received 9 Jun 2025The Sarridges, Grays Road, Westerham, TN16 2JD
Received 9 Jun 20258 Silverdale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NJ
Received 9 Jun 202511 Willersley Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RT
Received 9 Jun 202561, Cathcart Drive, Orpington, BR6 8BU
Received 9 Jun 202512 Court Road, Orpington BR6 0PN
Received 9 Jun 202519, Beckenham Cricket Club, Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5AS
Received 9 Jun 2025Ashgrove, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Received 9 Jun 202548, Glanfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3JU
Received 9 Jun 20257 Toynbec Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6TH
Received 9 Jun 202515, Morston Gardens, Mottingham, London, SE9 4NE
Received 9 Jun 202523, Footbury Hill Road, Orpington, BR6 0HP
Received 9 Jun 20251, Sylvan Walk, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2XE
Received 9 Jun 20251, Westmoat Close, Beckenham, BR3 5BX
Received 9 Jun 202550, Recreation Road, Bromley, BR2 0DZ
Received 9 Jun 202534, Randolph Road, Bromley, BR2 8PU
Received 9 Jun 202540, Springfield Gardens, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LZ
Received 9 Jun 202599, Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DP
Received 9 Jun 202512, Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HB
Received 9 Jun 2025Oak Spinney, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
Received 9 Jun 20258, Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
Received 9 Jun 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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