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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.
8,124 approved · 2,369 refused · 271 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 24 Mar 202513 Edward Road, Bromley, BR1 3NG
Received 4 Apr 2023Land Adjacent To 27, Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst
Received 27 Jan 202513 Camden Grove, Chislehurst, BR7 5BH
Received 9 Sept 20249 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 28 Feb 202512 Nelson Close, Biggin Hill, TN16 3LS
Received 4 Apr 202310 Spring Gardens, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PN
Received 2 Apr 202526 Lower Camden, Chislehurst, BR7 5JA
Received 7 Oct 202411 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
Received 21 Aug 20245 Lawn Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RH
Received 25 Jul 202439 Fox Lane, Keston, BR2 6AL
Received 13 Nov 2023218 Court Farm Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JZ
Received 9 Jul 202419 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 11 Feb 202578 Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UX
Received 16 May 202579 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 3AA
Received 21 Dec 202329 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA
Received 5 Jun 202423 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 3 Mar 2025Flat 5, Walpole House, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QG
Received 25 Feb 2025Warrior House, 2 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BQ
Received 6 May 2025Wellingtonia House, 2 Springfield Road, Bromley, BR1 2LJ
Received 16 Mar 2023Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 30 Jul 2024Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 11 Oct 2023144 Victor Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JU
Received 20 Nov 2023111 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EG
Received 16 Oct 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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