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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.
8,178 approved · 2,397 refused · 275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
135 Parish Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7JH
Received 29 Nov 202312 The Glebe, Chislehurst, BR7 5PX
Received 5 Jun 202448 Leamington Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5BL
Received 4 Dec 2023154 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3AE
Received 22 Dec 20231 Eastry Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7PE
Received 20 Feb 20241st Cray Valley Air Scout Group, The Landway, Orpington, BR5 3LH
Received 24 Jan 202460 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 17 Nov 202361 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8LA
Received 4 Oct 202316 Jersey Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1ER
Received 4 Oct 2023Holwood House, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB
Received 23 Oct 2023Railway Embankment Rear Of Numbers 2 To 78, Warwick Road, Penge, London
Received 21 Sept 2023172 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 2 Nov 202343 Hassop Walk, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JT
Received 11 Dec 20236 Crossways Road, Beckenham, BR3 3JP
Received 12 Aug 202471 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AA
Received 22 Aug 202425 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LA
Received 15 Apr 20249 Park Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9JU
Received 25 Jul 20244 Slades Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6JU
Received 25 Apr 2024103 - 105 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JQ
Received 15 Apr 2024Chislehurst Sports And Country Club, Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 11 Sept 2024168 - 182 Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR1 2QZ
Received 24 May 2024Clarebank, 34 Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LW
Received 27 Nov 2024White House, Copthorne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8NN
Received 22 Jan 2025122 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JD
Received 20 Mar 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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