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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.
8,069 approved · 2,350 refused · 266 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
180 Betfred, High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1EW
Received 25 Jun 2025104 HILLCREST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9AJ
Received 25 Jun 202511 BRUCE GROVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0HF
Received 25 Jun 202515 SPUR ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0QR
Received 25 Jun 2025143 HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1JH
Received 25 Jun 202511 FAIRFIELD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3QN
Received 25 Jun 2025AMORRA, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NG
Received 25 Jun 202525 ROMANY RISE, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HG
Received 25 Jun 2025106 AVALON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9BA
Received 25 Jun 202577 RIDGEWAY CRESCENT, ORPINGTON, BR6 9QW
Received 25 Jun 202580 FRAMLINGHAM CRESCENT, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4AF
Received 26 Jun 2025PAMPHILON HOUSE, 196 HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1HE
Received 26 Jun 2025SHARIAN, 67 BECK LANE, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RG
Received 26 Jun 202534 BELMONT ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4HN
Received 26 Jun 2025CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 26 Jun 202548 CLOONMORE AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9LF
Received 26 Jun 2025Flat 1, 105 - 107 Elmers End Road, Bromley , BR3 4SY
Received 26 Jun 202571 CROFTON AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8DY
Received 26 Jun 2025London College Of Printing And Graphic Art, Elephant And Castle, London
Received 26 Jun 202514 EDITH ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6JQ
Received 20 Jun 202531 LAYHAMS ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9HD
Received 27 Jun 202525 GATES GREEN ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9JN
Received 26 Jun 20252 NORTHFIELD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JH
Received 27 Jun 2025FIRCROFT, OAKWOOD CLOSE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5DD
Received 27 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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