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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 dates29,957Searchable applications
839Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,908 approved or refused records
4,399Refused applications
16,509 approved · 4,399 refused · 593 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/00934/FULL1
Elevational alterations and reconfiguration of existing flats; erection of three storey rear extension and mansard roof extension to provide a total of 8 flats on first, second and third floors (1 two bedroom, 2 one bedroom and 5 studio flats) with associated works including refuse and cycling storage. New refuse store for ground floor commercial use
286 - 290 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LU
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/02373/FULL6
Existing garage conversion with single storey side extension.
9 Doves Close, Bromley, BR2 8PJ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision Made22/02388/FULL6
Extend first floor bedroom to realign with the garage building line & extend existing hipped roof & walls to match existing roof & first floor finished. Velux rooflights in new & existing roof. Erection of a rear dormer , roof to be flat roof.
42 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EQ
Received 15 Jun 2022 - Decision Made23/02035/FULL6
Renovation of detached garage to recreational room/store with covered patio area (RETROSPECTIVE).
21 Chatsworth Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5DP
Received 23 May 2023 - Decision Made23/00775/CONDIT
Submission to approve details in relation to planning permission ref 23/00775/FULL1Condition 2 - Drainage
Sundridge Park Lawn Tennis & Squash Rackets Club, Lawn Close, Bromley, BR1 3NA
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decision Made19/03620/CONDT5
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of planning condition 1 (Drainage) of planning permission reference: 19/03620/FULL1 dated 21st April 2021
Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision Made19/03545/CONDT8
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning permission ref 19/03545/LBCCondition 3 - External Materials (OTH phase)Condition 4 b) - Internal Finishes (OTH phase)
Old Town Hall , 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision Made24/00637/FULL6
Proposed front extension
12 Beamish Road, Orpington, BR5 4EA
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision Made23/01519/TPO
2 x Ash trees forming 1 crown - Crown reduce a 17m tree by 4m to leave a 13m tree. Remove low branches to clear 5m. Sever Ivy at the base of the tree.SUBJECT TO TPO 2669 (30.8.2019)
Knights Court, 85 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LR
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decision Made23/01707/TPO
T1 Beech tree in rear garden - Reduction of 3 limbs by up to 3m to suitable growth points.T2 Hornbeam - Crown reduce by 3m.T3 Oak - Removal of 1 overhanging stem.SUBJECT TO TPO 367 (12.12.1986)
32 Elm Grove, Orpington, BR6 0AB
Received 3 May 2023 - Decision Made20/02242/CONDIT
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning ref: 20/02242/FULL6 Condition 3 - Surface water drainage
164 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LN
Received 20 Nov 2020 - Decision Made23/02005/TPO
T1 Oak - Reduce radial spread east by up to 2m (Current estimated radial spread 9m leaving at 7m). T2 Holly - Reduce in height by up to 2.5m (Current estimated height 9m leaving at 6.5m). T3 Sycamore - Reduce in height by 2m (Current estimated height 8m leaving at 6m).T4 Oak - Reduce in height and radial spread by up to 2m (Current estimated height 16m leaving at 14m. Current estimated radius 9m leaving at 7m). SUBJECT TO TPO 1941 (9.4.2003)
Marlborough House, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 23 May 2023 - Decision Made22/02864/TREE
T1 Cedar - Thin by 30%.T2 Beech - Thin by 30% and remove epicormic growth to crown break.
16 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AG
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Decision Made23/03426/FULL3
Change of use of upper floors from former holiday sales store (Use Class E (a)) to residential accommodation comprising a total of 4x self-contained flats (2x studio and 2 x one bedroom) including front and rear dormer extensions, first floor rear extension with second floor roof terrace above, outdoor amenity space at first and third floor level, alterations to shop front to include new residential access, cycle and refuse store.
139 - 141 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JD
Received 7 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/04230/TREE
T1 Lawson cypress on front boundary - Fell to ground level.T2 Leylandii on rear right hand boundary next to parking - Fell to ground level.
7 Heatherbank, Chislehurst, BR7 5RE
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision Made22/02705/FULL1
Demolition of existing buildings, change of use of site from builder's yard (Sui Generis) to residential (Class C3) use, and construction of residential terrace comprising 4 no. two storey dwellings with accommodation in roof space with associated landscaping, refuse and cycle storage provision and 4 no. car parking spaces (accessed via existing and proposed vehicular crossovers).
75A Cambridge Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XJ
Received 8 Jul 2022 - Decision Made25/00236/PLUD
Use of room at dwellinghouse for home officeLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Rose Cottage, 37 Springfield Gardens, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LY
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/03840/FULL1
Demolition of the existing building and outbuildings, and construction of a new single-storey, purpose-built education building for alternative educational provision (Use Class F1), with associated hard and soft landscaping works.
Duke Youth Centre, Park Road, Orpington, BR5 4AS
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04019/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/04019/FULL1:Condition 3: Construction and Environmental Management PlanCondition 4: Hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatmentsCondition 5: Cycle parkingCondition 6: Refuse and recycling storage
83 Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BS
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decision Made19/03440/CONDIT
Discharge of conditions in relation to planning application ref 19/03440/FULL6:Condition 3a: Details of Materials
Pine Crest , Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JG
Received 13 Oct 2020 - Decision Made22/03998/PLUD
Single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
179 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5DJ
Received 12 Oct 2022 - Decision Made21/04642/PLUD
Loft conversion comprising hip to gable roof extension, side dormer with rear Juliet balcony and side roof lights, erection of a dormer window on top of the new staircase and elevational alterations.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Norny , Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HH
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made24/04022/PLUD
Proposed single storey side extension and detached garage.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
The Warren, Single Street, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision Made22/02593/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion incorporating rear dormer roof extension with Juliet balcony and four roof lights to the front roof slope. Certificate of Lawfulness (PROPOSED)
24 Cockmannings Road, Orpington, BR5 4HY
Received 30 Jun 2022
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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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