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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.
8,197 approved · 2,401 refused · 276 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Stanford House, High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0NQ
Received 2 Nov 2023154 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3AE
Received 12 Oct 2023253 - 255 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NY
Received 27 Sept 2024St Lawrence, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 6 Sept 2023Justin Hall, Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
Received 5 Dec 2023233 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9BY
Received 18 Aug 20237 Forde Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3EU
Received 21 Oct 202333 Robin Hood Green, Orpington, BR5 2AT
Received 24 Jan 202436 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BX
Received 19 Feb 2024155 Goodhart Way, West Wickham, BR4 0EU
Received 20 Nov 2023Downe Court, Cudham Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LF
Received 26 Sept 2023Hillside Farm, Rushmore Hill, Sevenoaks, TN14 7NL
Received 7 Nov 2023West Lodge, St Michaels, School Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PQ
Received 15 Nov 202325 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
Received 14 Dec 20237 Den Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NH
Received 12 Jul 2024102 The Glades Shopping Centre, High Street, Bromley, BR1 1DD
Received 13 Feb 20242 The Grove, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TB
Received 27 Mar 202416 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, BR6 0AY
Received 18 Mar 2024226 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9EA
Received 2 Apr 20242 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 1 May 202422 Gundulph Road, Bromley, BR2 9LL
Received 7 Jun 20241 Belvedere Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3HX
Received 29 Apr 2024Rose Villas, Sevenoaks Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7SF
Received 10 Apr 202412 Lorimer Row, Bromley, BR2 9GQ
Received 11 Jul 2024Records 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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