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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 dates15,983Searchable applications
862Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 10,554 approved or refused records
2,387Refused applications
8,167 approved · 2,387 refused · 275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/01368/FULL6
New front porch, single storey rear and side extensions, elevational alterations.
54 Wickham Road, Beckenham, BR3 6LT
Received 11 Apr 2023 - Decision Made23/01902/PLUD
Demolition of car port. Single storey front porch, single storey side/rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
The Oaks, East Hall Road, Orpington, BR5 4EZ
Received 17 May 2023 - Decision Made23/03131/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer elevational changes and front roof lights (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
47 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3AG
Received 15 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/02947/FULL1
Infill extensions to the rear at first and second floor, mansard roof extension to create third floor together with change of use of part first and second floor office area (Use Class E(g)(i) to provide a total of 5 No. flats. Roof alterations to rear addition to provide flat roof amenity area to serve dwellings. Refuse and cycle storage.
50 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 28 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/01231/PLUD
Single-glazed windows to be replaced with double-glazed slim profile steel and bronze windows. New flat roof and raised brick parapet to existing rear extension. New external insulation to the front first floor dormer windows, cheeks and roofs to improve their thermal performance. Small front window beside the front door to be infilled. The garage side window to be replaced with a door. Existing east side passage brick wall and gate to be re-built in matching detailing and slightly further forward to line up with the neighbours adjoining brick wall. Open lightweight polycarbonate canopy added to the east brick passage. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
51 Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QG
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/02336/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with 2x skylights
26 Kings Road, Orpington, BR6 9LH
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Decision Made23/01436/FULL6
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into utility room/study and elevational alterations
41 Kingswood Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NT
Received 14 Apr 2023 - Decision Made23/01463/PLUD
Conversion of loft space with rear dormer and three front roof lightsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
15 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, BR1 3PB
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decision Made24/02211/FULL6
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights/windows to rear.
41 Recreation Road, Bromley, BR2 0DY
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision Made23/03794/FULL6
Two storey side granny annex extension
30 Wisley Road, Orpington, BR5 3DS
Received 5 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/00060/PLUD
Use of existing dwellinghouse as a home for up to three low support needs children (aged up to 16) with 24 hour care provided by 2 carers working on a daily shift pattern with shift changes not before 08.00 or after 21.00 on any day.Lawful Development Certificate (PROPOSED)
48 Kynaston Road, Bromley, BR1 5AW
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/04470/FULL1
Construction of a mansard roof extension with three symmetrical dormers together with conversion of the roof space to create 2no. double rooms and a communal kitchen associated with the HMO use (Sui Generis) on the floors below, accessed by extending the existing communal stairwell vertically. Installation of three skylights on the sloped parts of the roof and two on the flat parts (above stairs and Bedroom 16).
The Alexandra, 163 Parish Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7JH
Received 22 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/04361/FULL6
GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION
40 Herbert Road, Bromley, BR2 9SH
Received 14 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/03238/FULL1
The conversion of a detached single storey dwelling house into a pair of semi-detached dwelling houses, including front, side and rear single storey extensions, roof alterations to include increase in ridge height, loft conversions with rear dormers and two Juliet balconies, two front roof lights and elevational alterations
95 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/04752/FULL6
Proposed erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden for mobility scooters storage and exercise purpose.
7 Forde Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3EU
Received 11 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00015/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey extension with flat roof and Velux roof lights
5 Pound Court Drive, Orpington, BR6 8AH
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decision Made24/03759/OUT
Demolition of garages and erection of 6 no. 2 bed 3 person terrace houses, with associated parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and hard and soft landscaping, maintaining all existing rights of way. (Outline Application for appearance and scale).
147 - 151 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0TZ
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision Made23/03483/FULL6
Demolition of garage and conservatory and construction of single storey side extension, front canopy, hip to gable loft conversion to include front and rear dormers, 2 x rooflights, increase in ridge height and elevational alterations.
29 Hazelwood Road, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QU
Received 13 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/02903/CONDIT
Submission to approve details in relation to planning permission ref 23/02903/FULL1Condition 3 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan (Part discharge in relation to demolition works only) Condition 4 - Road Condition Survey (Part A)Condition 6 - Tree Protection Plan and method statement
28 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PF
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/03656/ELUD
Use of detached single storey building located to the rear of 56 Cudham Lane North as a residential dwelling. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
56 Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7RA
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decision Made16/01330/RECON2
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission 16/01330/FULL1 for demolition of two detached dwellinghouses and construction of a crescent terrace of 7 three storey four bedroom plus roof accommodation townhouses with basement car parking, refuse store and associated landscaping in order to vary condition 2 for the enlargement of Plot 7 to the side and re-orientation of the crescent building footprint to the north east. (Plot 7 would remain as a 4 bedroom, three storey plus roof accommodation town house) and minor alterations to the external appearance of the crescent building.
Jacanda Lodge, North Drive, Beckenham, BR3 3XQ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/03957/FULL1
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of detached single storey 4 bedroom self-build dwelling with accessway on land to rear of Woodland House
Woodland House, Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR6 7RP
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/01535/FULL6
Demolition of garage and construction of part one/two storey front, side and rear extensions with elevational alterations.
22 Sefton Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RQ
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/01019/PLUD
Loft conversion with front roof lights and rear dormer with a Juliet balcony. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
83 Birkbeck Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SW
Received 21 Mar 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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