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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates15,731Searchable applications
893Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 10,370 approved or refused records
2,333Refused applications
8,037 approved · 2,333 refused · 263 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made25/03191/HPA
Demolition of rear extension and patio, consturction of single storey rear extension including new patio with balustrade and rasied steps.
10 ARROL ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4PA
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03192/HPA
New flat roof on garage with elevational changes
296 PICKHURST LANE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0HT
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03389/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/03389/FULL1: Condition 4: Details of Materials
9 MANOR PLACE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5QH
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03195/HPA
First floor side extension
20 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JH
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Valid25/03196/TPO
T1 Oak on rear right hand boundary, overhanging neighbouring garden - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. SUBJECT TO TPO 300 (7.7.1986)
6 ROSE DALE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LD
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/03736/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 24/03736/FULL6 to square off/infill extension to the rear.
50 MARLINGS PARK AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6QW
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03198/LDC
Proposal to replace all windows, rainwater pipes/guttering on the block of flats with a 'like for like' basis. LAWFUL DEVLEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
REGINA HOUSE, 170 HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7QS
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03013/CON23
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 22/03013/FULL1: Condition 4 - Construction & Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) (Phase 2 only)
CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03200/HPA
Single storey side extension, garage conversion to habitable space, roof and elevational alterations.
173 KINGS ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3NT
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03201/HPA
Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of two storey side and side/rear extensions, new porch and elevational alterations, and new detached garage to side. (revision to previously approved 23/03118/FULL6 to relocate the porch from west elevation to the north elevation, add two windows to the west elevation and reduce window size at first floor on the north elevation.)
HOLMLEIGH, CUDHAM LANE NORTH, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QL
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made20/04706/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/04706/FULL1: Condition 3 - Existing Site Levels and Proposed Slab Levels Condition 4 - Turning Area Condition 5 - Construction Management Plan.
50 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4EA
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03204/NOT
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of 7.9m) (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views).
1A DAWSON AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR5 3AY
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/00219/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/00219/RECON: Condition 3 - Surface Water Drainage Condition 5 - Surface Water Drainage Condition 7 - Refuse and recycling storage Condition 8 - Cycle parking
35 SANDFORD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9AL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03206/NOT
Construction of one additional storey to existing residential building to provide 4 no. one bedroom flats (56 day application under Class A, Part 20, Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order, 2015 (as amended) with regards to transport and highways impacts, flooding risk, air traffic and defence assets impacts, contamination risks, external appearance of the building, provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms, impact on existing and neighbouring residential amenities and impact on protected views)
OAKDENE LODGE, 2 ANERLEY PARK ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8DJ
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03207/FPA
External alterations to Units 1b, 2 and 3, including relocation of pilasters, relocation of trolley store, elevational alterations to cladding and advertisement frame colouration.
UNIT 3, NUGENT SHOPPING PARK, CRAY AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR5 3RP
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03208/HPA
Demolition of existing single storey rear outrigger. Construction of single storey rear extension.
33 HILLCREST VIEW, BECKENHAM, BR3 3EH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/04494/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/04494/RECON: Condition 4: Surface Water Drainage
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03212/LDC
Proposed Hip to gable rear dormer with Juliet balconies, roof windows to front slope with raising of existing chimney on rear roof slope and installation of solar panels to flat dormer roof. LAWFUL DEVLEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
2B CLOCK HOUSE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4JP
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03211/HPA
Construction of rear garden outbuilding
20 QUERNMORE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4EH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/00129/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/00129/FULL1: Condition 3 - Surface Water Drainage Condition 4 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 5 - Hard and Soft Landscaping and Boundary Treatments Condition 6 - External Materials
58 JACKSON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8NS
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03214/HPA
Garage conversion into habitable room. Single storey rear/side infill extension, single storey rear extension and alterations to front/side roof from pitched to flat roof. First floor rear infill extension with roof alterations from pitched to flat roof. Elevational alterations to include rear dormer window, first floor balcony and rendering. Alterations to rear landscaping and terrace.
43 FARNABY ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4BL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03215/TCA
T1 Cobnut tree - Reduce to 3m diameter (current diameter approx 6m). T2 Overhanging Hornbeam tree - Prune back lateral growth to boundary by removing 2-3m (current diameter approx 11m).
3 SOUTHILL ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EE
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03217/HPA
Single storey side and rear extension
12 HORSECROFT CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0RA
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/02683/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/02683/FULL1: Condition 3 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan
34 ADDISON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9RR
Received 23 Jun 2025
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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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