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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 dates29,913Searchable applications
839Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,877 approved or refused records
4,392Refused applications
16,485 approved · 4,392 refused · 592 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/04115/TREE
Conifers in rear garden - Fell.
49 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision Made22/00401/TPO
Oak tree - Trim back number of branches by 1m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1447 (2.3.1998)
24 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PF
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00090/TPO
G1 Cherry trees and Sweet Chestnut on front boundary corner with steps - Strip ivy off the Cherry trees and reshape canopies and fell one small Sweet Chestnut leaning towards road and lamp post (current height of 4m and radial spread of 3m). T2 Sweet Chestnut on front right-hand corner boundary compromising retaining wall - Reduce height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 1.5m maintaining a natural shape. Remove major deadwood and strip Ivy (current height of 17m and radial spread of 5m).T3 Sweet Chestnut on front boundary on right-hand side of driveway (disfigured form) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible in order to reinstate fence line (current height is 5m and radial spread of 3m). SUBJECT TO TPO 444 (30.9.88)
69 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DP
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decision Made25/01992/FULL1
Removal of existing 10m high floodlights and installation of 6 no.18m high replacement floodlighting columns associated with Sydenham High School Sports Ground to south of Meadowview Road.
Sydenham High School Sports Ground, Worsley Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RL
Received 16 May 2025 - Decision Made22/02493/TREE
Mature Horse Chestnut outside No. 50 Thicket Road - Crown lift to meet Statutory highway requirements, removing epicormic trunk growth. Prune to give 3m clearance from building.
50 Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DR
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decision Made24/00624/TREE
T1 Cedar - Full removal including stump.
16 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/03698/TREE
T2 Sycamore - Remove dead and diseased wood. T5 Goat Willow - Remove dead and diseased wood.G6 Lilac - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by up to 1.5m.T10 Oak - Dismantle in sections/ Fell to ground level.T11 Oak - Dismantle in sections/ Fell to ground level.T18 Leyland - Dismantle in sections/ Fell to ground level. G20 Sycamores A to G - Crown reduce by 2-3m.T21 Silver Birch - Deadwood.T24 Reduce by 2-3m from all aspects.
Land At, King William Iv Gardens, Penge, London
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decision Made23/02780/TREE
T1 Ash - Remove (fell) to near ground level. Owner to physically remove any regrowth (no chemical treatment due to translocation risk).T2 Field Maple - Remove (fell) to near ground level. Owner to physically remove any regrowth (no chemical treatment due to translocation risk).
Alexandra Junior School, Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/03771/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/03771/CUETC3:Condition 5: Construction and Environmental Management Plan
50C Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision Made25/00534/TPO
T2 Oak - Hortlink 212 Pruning with bi-annual reductions to maintain reduced dimensions (30% linear reduction equating to 70% of crown volume).SUBJECT TO TPO 2965 (20.6.2024)
Ways End, Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EZ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision Made21/05582/FULL6
Single storey rear infill extension and elevational alterations.
14 Chatham Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QD
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decision Made22/03914/TREE
T1 Silver Birch tree - Reduce canopy by approximately 2m to appropriate growth points.
14 Hoblands End, Chislehurst, BR7 6HH
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Decision Made22/01092/PLUD
Part hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
8 Birdham Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HF
Received 11 Mar 2022 - Decision Made24/00972/FULL6
Demolition of an existing garage and the erection of a part one/two storey side and rear extension, a front extension incorporating a porch and new bay window, a loft conversion incorporating a new hipped roof at steeper pitch, rear dormer, Juliet balcony and elevational alterations
64 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0JA
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision Made23/00658/SPLADV
Continued display of 3 non-illuminated signs advertising host children's nursery - Sign 1 on fence at entrance, Sign 2 at end of rear garden
33 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7TJ
Received 20 Feb 2023 - Decision Made21/00564/AMD
Amendment to planning application ref: 21/00564/FULL1: Change the internal layout of the proposed flats; Amend the partial elevation A and B to match the changes of the flat layout
Burnhill House, 50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LA
Received 25 Feb 2022 - Decision Made21/01340/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of single storey front/side extension and elevational and internal alterations. (Amended drawings and description).
150 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PU
Received 19 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/03852/FULL6
Extension of existing first floor side elevation dormer to run flush with current rear elevation. New rear window and bi-fold doors.
14 Sylvan Way, West Wickham, BR4 9HB
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decision Made20/02537/RECON
Removal of condition 5 (measures to minimise risk of crime and regarding Secured by Design accreditation) of prior approval granted under reference 20/02537/RESPA for the change of use of part fifth floor from Class B1(a) office to Class C3 dwellinghouses to form 2 one bedroom units (which was assessed as a 56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding and noise impacts under Class O Part 3 of the GPDO).
Fourth Floor And Part Fifth Floor, Yeoman House, 57 - 63 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7TS
Received 17 Jun 2022 - Decision Made23/02562/FULL6
Two storey rear extension, raising the existing ridge height and elevational alterations.
35 Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decision Made22/00659/TPO
T1/2 Beech - Reduce by approximately 2-3m.T3 Beech - Remove.T4/5/6 Hornbeam - Reduce by approximately 2-3m.T7 Beech - Reduce by approximately 3m.T8 Holly - Reduce by approximately 2m.T9 Hornbeam - Reduce by approximately 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 962 (10.11.1993)
Tanglewood, Lodge Road, Bromley, BR1 3ND
Received 15 Feb 2022 - Decision Made21/05307/TREE
2 x Conifers in front garden- Fell to ground level.
48 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QB
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decision Made23/02501/CONDT3
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/02501/FULL1:Condition 6 - 3G Pitch Maintenance Information
Chislehurst School For Girls, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decision Made23/01740/TPSPLD
Various trees including Ash, Ivy, Oak, and Sycamore (currently approx. 25m in height on slope downwards to railway lines) situated on adjacent Network Rail Embankment, close to the old Wilsonians Sports Club tennis court - Reduce to approximately 12.9m.SUBJECT TO TPO 770 (22.5.1992)
Old Wilsonians Sports Club, Hayes Hill, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HN
Received 22 Jun 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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