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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 dates15,779Searchable applications
888Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 10,400 approved or refused records
2,341Refused applications
8,059 approved · 2,341 refused · 266 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Valid25/03219/TPO
T1 Oak tree - Reduce eastern side by approx 1-2m, back to growth points. Reduce south-east face back by approx 2-3m. Reduce southern face by approx 1-2m. Crown lift to approx 4m from ground level on south-western face. SUBJECT TO TPO 2337 (4.12.2009)
231 WORLDS END LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7SS
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03220/TCA
1. Silver Birch - Dead tree - fell to ground level. 2. Ash - Sever and remove ivy from ground to 1.5m. Reduce lateral growth over building by 2-3m. 3. Ash - Reduce lateral growth towards building/hot tub by 2 to 3m. 5. Apple - Prune back to boundary. 6. Robinia Frisia - Prune back to boundary. 7. Ash - Crown lift right hand side of canopy to match the height of the higher left-hand side (1 - 2m crown lift).
234 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NT
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Valid25/03221/TPO
6. Sycamore - Reduce the height and spread by up to 4m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2479 (8.5.2012)
WHITE GATES, MEAD ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6AD
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03013/CON24
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 22/03013/FULL1: Condition 5 - Construction Logistics Plan (Phase 2 only)
CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03013/CON25
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 22/03013/FULL1: Condition 9(i, ii & iv) - Arboriculture Method Statement (Phase 2 (Block 2a) only)
CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03013/CON26
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 22/03013/FULL1: Condition 21 - Fibre Connectivity (Phase 2 only)
CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made22/03013/CON27
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following condition relating to planning permission 22/03013/FULL1: Condition 16 - Refuse and Recycling (Phase 2, (Block 2a) only)
CLIFFORD HOUSE, 1 CALVERLEY CLOSE, BECKENHAM, BR3 1UH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03226/HPA
Part one/two storey side/rear extension incorporating part garage conversion, alterations to front porch and elevational alterations.
25 GREENCOURT ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1QL
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03227/HPA
Single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion to habitable space.
17 WARATAH DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5FP
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03228/TCA
T1 Sycamore - Pollard to previous pruning points (height from 9.0m and crown spread from 7.0m). T3 Alder next to masonry wall - Crown reduce and reshape by 30% (height from 10.0m and crown spread from 6.0m). T4 Box Elder - Remove x3 squirrel damaged branches (see canopy photo) and crown lift remaining branches to match (height 6.0m and crown spread 6.0m). Crown height from 2.5m to 3.0m.
4 KING WILLIAM IV GARDENS, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7EG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03229/TCA
T1 Blue Cedar tree in the rear garden - Remove dead branches and hanging branches. Reduce the extended limbs, back to suitable growing points, from a current branch length of 7m, reducing by 2m, leaving a branch length of 5m. T2 Leaning Yew tree growing behind the Blue Cedar tree - Reduce in order to reduce the weight in the crown, from a branch length of 7m, reducing by 3m, leaving a branch length of 4m, to suitable growing points. (The above work to be carried out on the two sides and front of the tree, leaving the growth towards the train-line).
BIRCHWOOD, SOUTHILL ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EE
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03232/ADV
Display of the following advertisements 3x fascia mounted internally illuminated signs, 1x fascia mounted internally illuminated projecting sign, 2x interior mounted internally illuminated signs.
UNIT 3, NUGENT SHOPPING PARK, CRAY AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR5 3RP
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03238/FPA
Change of use of part of ground floor from office to residential use to enlarge the existing ground floor studio flat, with associated elevational alterations including in relation to access door and formation of separate garden area for proposed enlarged ground floor residential dwelling.
77B MARLOW ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7XR
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03234/NOT
Prior Approval for the installation of roof mounted Solar PV Panels (56 day application under Class J, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (as amended)).
STEPHEN JAMES BROMLEY BMW GARAGE, BICKLEY ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2NE
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03235/HPA
Erection of front, side and rear boundary fence. (RETROSPECTIVE)
82 STAPLETON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9TN
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03236/TCA
T1 Mixed trees - Reduce lateral growth from ground to 5m back to hedge line. Crown raise any overhanging branches to allow 5m clearance. T2 Yew & Holly - Hedge on front drive - Reduce height by 1m, trim roadside as hard as practical, reduce lateral growth on house side by 1m to create a neat and squared form. T3 Mature Yew tree adjacent to above - Crown raise to provide 5m clearance from ground level on all sides. T4 Elder, suppressed by the Yew - Fell to ground level. T10 Conifer x 2 - Crown lift to provide 5-6m clearance from ground level.
120 HEATHFIELD ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6BF
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/01874/AMD
Amendment to planning permission granted under Ref. No. 24/01874/FULL6 to increase the height of the approved window
3 THE KNOLL, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7DD
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03239/TPO
T1 Oak: Fell. SUBJECT TO TPO 1528 (21.10.1998)
21 LANGHAM PARK PLACE, BROMLEY, BR2 0UP
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03240/HPA
Demolition of conservatory and garage. Proposed two storey side/rear extension, single storey rear extension with patio area and raised steps
7 ACACIA CLOSE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LL
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03244/NOT
Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 1 residential unit, under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
243-247 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RP
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03245/ADJ
Construction of front porch, single storey front extension and conversion of garage and single storey side and rear wraparound extension (CONSULTATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH)
9 BROWNSPRING DRIVE ELTHAM LONDON SE9 3JY
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03246/ADJ
Hybrid planning application for the demolition of existing buildings (except 1-87 Regina Road) and phased mixed-use development for the provision of nine blocks of 3 to 6 storeys (Blocks A, part of B, C, E, F, G.1, G.2, H and I), one block which is up to 6 storeys (Block J (part)), one block which is in part up to 6 storeys and in part up to 14 storeys (Block J (part)), three 2 storey dwellinghouses (Block D) and two 3 storey dwellinghouses (part of Block B) containing up to 340 residential units comprising Full application for all demolition (including 1-4 Sunny Bank, within the boundary of the Outline application) and the construction of nine blocks and five dwellinghouses (Blocks A to I) containing 225 residential units (Class C3), a pre-school (Class E(f)), a community space (Class F2), a Multi-use Games Area and associated public realm, landscaping, play space, refuse/recycling, car and cycle parking facilities and other associated works Outline application for the construction of two blocks (Blocks J) of up to 115 residential units (Class C3) and associated public realm, landscaping, refuse/recycling, cycle parking facilities and other associated works with all matters reserved CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON
Regina Road Estate Regina Road And Sunny Bank South Norwood London SE25 4TT, London
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03250/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory. Replacement single storey rear timber orangery.
32 OAKHILL ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 6NQ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03251/LDC
Loft conversion with front rooflights, rear and side dormer extensions and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVLEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
12 RAGLAN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9NW
Received 25 Jun 2025
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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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