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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.
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Bromley planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bromley website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates29,748Searchable applications
847Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,747 approved or refused records
4,364Refused applications
16,383 approved · 4,364 refused · 585 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Oct 2020 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/03832/TREE
T1 Large twin stem Castlewellan on right rear boundary of property - Reduce height by approx 5m to height of adjacent Holly.T2 Dead stem on right rear boundary - Fell in sections to near ground level.G1 Group of 3 mixed Conifers dividing lawn areas. (adjacent to recently pruned Sequoia and macrocarpa) - Reduce height by approx 1.5-2m to allow additional light through to property.T3 Large multi stemmed Leylandii in left rear corner of property - Install cable brace to support secondary stem with included union.
Land Adjacent The Briars, Watts Lane, Chislehurst
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decision Made22/03307/TREE
Sycamore tree overhanging 2 Rama Lane - Reduce height by 20m and crown thin by 30%.
35 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HJ
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decision Made25/01672/FULL1
Replacement windows to front and rear elevation
Flat 6, 16 Hamlet Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2AW
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision Made21/00781/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m, for which the maximum height would be 3.98m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
12 Spinney Way, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QY
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/00305/FULL6
Construction of a single storey ground floor extension and first floor rear extension and loft conversion incorporating increase in ridge height and rooflights to the rear and elevational alterations
Hollybank , Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE9 4RT
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/04884/FULL1
Installation of an ATM (cash machine) on the front elevation
100 - 102 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7HA
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made22/00129/FULL6
A two storey, rear and side extension, as well as a brick boundary wall and a metal pedestrian access gate to the North-western boundary of the plot. The maximum height of the extension is 7.35m, and the maximum height of the boundary wall is at 2.85m
76 Bramerton Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PD
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decision Made24/03995/FULL6
Demolition of existing front canopy. Construction of front porch including alterations to front steps.
4 Freesia Close, Orpington, BR6 6NB
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/01208/FULL6
Internal alterations to convert existing one bedroom dwelling into a two bedroom dwelling, and elevational atlerations to include the addition of a window in the side elevation.
32B St Keverne Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AA
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made20/01293/CONDT4
Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 20/01293/FULL1Condition 13- Details of a scheme showing the appearance, specification and performance of any kitchen extract equipmentCondition 17- Details of artificial bird nesting bricks/boxes
FORMER, 196 - 198 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HE
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/04014/CONDT2
Discharge of conditions in relation to planning application ref 21/04014/FULL1:Condition 5: details of the landscape treatmentCondition 7: details of the refuse and recyclable materials storageCondition 8: details of the lighting of the access drives and car parking areas
65 Craven Road, Orpington, BR6 7RU
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/00027/FULL6
Single storey rear extension, raised patio area and steps and cycle and bin store in front garden
20 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JF
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/04758/FULL1
Single storey garden office
37A Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Received 5 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/02869/CUETC3
Change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 4 self-contained flats, under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
50C Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QE
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Decision Made24/04382/FULL6
Construction of front/side boundary fencing and front security bollards (RETROSPECTIVE)
50 Hazelmere Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01209/PLUD
Construction of an outdoor swimming pool and recreational outbuilding. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Greys, Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BF
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made21/00245/TREE
Lime tree overhanging 52A Baston Road - Reduce overhang back to boundary using suitable growth points where possible.
2 Redgate Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BT
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision Made22/00039/AMD
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 22/00039/FULL6 :Alterations to left flank side extension, to increase utility room in line with the reconstructed porch, forming the new WC.
1 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DT
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/00018/TPO
T1 Oak tree (24m in height) in rear garden - Reduce down to light fitting, leaving a monolith at 6m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2348 (22.12.2009)
4 Marke Close, Keston, BR2 6EX
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/01073/TPO
T1 Hazel - Fell to ground level.S2 & S3 Buddlleia - Fell to ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 217A (6.5.1988)
Television Mast, Beech Road, Biggin Hill
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision Made25/00116/TREE
T1 Atlas Cedar - Lateral reduction of south-west crown up to 1.5m. Lowest limb located approx. 6m on the western crown aspect be removed at source with the main stem. Remove lowest western branch at source with main stem. Remove all dead branches and failed hung-up branches from the crown. 20% internal crown thin, focusing on poorly formed branches and crossing branches. T3 Lime - Remove hung-up branch from within crown.
2 Norlands Gate, Norlands Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5QY
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Valid24/04176/TREE
T1 Sycamore - Fell.
4 Woodbastwick Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5LQ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decision Made23/03274/TREE
G1 Group of x5 Silver Birch in front garden - Reduce the height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 0.5m,, maintaining a natural shape and remove major deadwood. Lift the lower canopy on 3 trees by up 2m clearance over entrance path.
124 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AX
Received 28 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/01554/TREE
Leylandii on driveway - Remove.
7 Rosedale Corner, Lower Camden, Chislehurst, BR7 5HZ
Received 20 Apr 2023
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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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