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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.
8,106 approved · 2,365 refused · 270 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Merton Gardens, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DA
Received 14 Aug 2024Land Opposite Great Hook Barn, New Road Hill, Downe, Orpington
Received 4 Jul 2024264 Beaconsfield Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4ED
Received 3 Sept 2024Flat 5, 42 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JD
Received 6 Mar 2024Timbercroft, 9 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BU
Received 5 Dec 2024North Dene, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BS
Received 13 Nov 2024Alsford Timber, Sandy Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5AD
Received 14 Oct 202417 Woodhead Drive, Orpington, BR6 9RD
Received 12 Mar 202560 Crampton Road, Penge, London, SE20 7AT
Received 4 Oct 202423 Sandy Lane, Orpington, BR6 0DY
Received 6 Feb 202548 Greenways, Beckenham, BR3 3NQ
Received 12 Nov 2024225 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NZ
Received 17 Jan 202511 Wayside Grove, Mottingham, London, SE9 4ND
Received 23 Dec 202423B Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EA
Received 22 May 202585 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EP
Received 21 May 202518 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LX
Received 11 Oct 2023141 - 143 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3DX
Received 29 May 2025Meribelle, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AY
Received 6 Mar 202519 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BD
Received 15 May 20237 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PU
Received 14 Nov 202410 Highland Road, Bromley, BR1 4AD
Received 30 Jan 202423 The Glen, Orpington, BR6 8LP
Received 4 Nov 202435 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW
Received 27 Apr 202325 Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NX
Received 28 Dec 2023Records 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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