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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.
8,007 approved · 2,328 refused · 262 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DT
Received 16 Jun 202531, Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AE
Received 16 Jun 2025Silver Ley, Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2QA
Received 16 Jun 202553 Hastings Road, Bromley, BR2 8NA
Received 16 Jun 202526 Old Tye Avenue, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3LY
Received 13 Jun 202510 BEECHFIELD COTTAGES, WIDMORE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3AY
Received 17 Jun 2025STREET RECORD, GLENEAGLES CLOSE, ORPINGTON
Received 17 Jun 202519 MALMAINS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 6SA
Received 17 Jun 202577 NEWSTEAD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9RW
Received 17 Jun 202534 ST PAUL'S WOOD HILL, ORPINGTON, BR5 2SY
Received 17 Jun 202534 HAZELWOOD ROAD, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QU
Received 17 Jun 2025147 Lower Road, Orpington, BR5 4AJ
Received 17 Jun 202555 ST JOHN'S ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HT
Received 17 Jun 202511 THE MEADWAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HH
Received 17 Jun 20251 SUNNINGVALE CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3BS
Received 17 Jun 2025112 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DW
Received 17 Jun 20253 BROADHEATH DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6EU
Received 17 Jun 202529 GWYDOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DT
Received 17 Jun 20254 HASSOCK WOOD, KESTON, BR2 6HX
Received 17 Jul 202534 WELLHOUSE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3JR
Received 17 Jun 20253 SYLVAN WALK, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2XE
Received 17 Jun 2025197 CHIPPERFIELD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2PZ
Received 17 Jun 2025BURNT ASH HEIGHTS, PIKE CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 5BN
Received 17 Jun 20255 Hill Brow, Bromley, BR1 2PG
Received 18 Jun 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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