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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 dates30,143Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 21,051 approved or refused records
4,416Refused applications
16,635 approved · 4,416 refused · 594 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/03180/PLUD
Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension and front opening roof windows. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
17 Chesterfield Close, Orpington, BR5 3PG
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decision Made22/02484/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension.
195 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3JW
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decision Made23/02306/FULL6
Hip to gable alteration to front roof
58 Whitebeam Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8DL
Received 15 Jun 2023 - Decision Made25/00994/FULL6
Demolition of rear garage, construction of single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, loft conversion including rear Juliet balcony, two side roof lights and elevational alterations.
58 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BQ
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision Made23/02810/PLUD
Installation of solar panels on rear facing roof slopeLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
1 Cookham Dene Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5QW
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decision Made21/01440/FULL6
Single storey side/rear extension, conversion of existing garage to detached garden store and external alterations.
50 Wood Lodge Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9NA
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/01257/FULL6
Single storey side extension
14 Fairfield Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JR
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Decision Made24/03504/FULL6
Construction of a hip to gable loft conversion including a 400mm roof ridge raise, rear dormer and front slope roof lights.
27 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8LA
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision Made21/05220/TREE
T1 Large Robinia in front garden - Remove all regrowth (approx. 2-3m) back to original growth points to leave a bare framework for future management.
31 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HJ
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00194/FULL6
First floor side extension.
4 De Lapre Close, Orpington, BR5 4HR
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/01765/FULL6
Proposed detached garden building and in ground swimming pool with rear patio area
16 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EF
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decision Made22/01446/FULL1
Convert the existing ground floor office into a two-bedroom flat with a front garden and courtyard.
76 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RH
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/02019/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
63 Edgebury, Chislehurst, BR7 6JN
Received 19 May 2022 - Decision Made24/01580/TPSPLD
T1 Maple trees - Cut back branches overhanging No. 53 Bournewood Road to as close to the boundary to suitable pruning points.SUBJECT TO TPO 1856 (13.9.2001)
53 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JW
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision Made22/00386/PLUD
Single storey side extension.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
30 Yeovil Close, Orpington, BR6 8BT
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/01080/FULL6
First floor side/rear extension, part single/part double storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
21 Hurstdene Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JQ
Received 8 Mar 2022 - Decision Made21/00641/PLUD
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflightsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
20 Sherlies Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RE
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decision Made23/02239/FULL6
Single storey rear & side extension.
9 Ferndale, Bromley, BR1 2RX
Received 12 Jun 2023 - Decision Made21/00039/TPO
T1 Ash x 4 - Reduce crowns by approximately 3m, and reduce large, northern limb overhanging neighbouring garden by approximately 4m.T3 Alder - Reduce long, lower limbs by 1.5-2m, and reduce/tidy remainder of crown to balance shape.SUBJECT TO TPO 338 (12.12.1986)
84 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PY
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision Made20/04234/AMD
Amendment to application ref: 20/04234/FULL6- To add a window on the first floor and combine with ground floor window, to add skylight on south-west elevation, re-positioning the approved french door with windows on the south-east elevation, relocating the skylight positions on north-east elevation, to add windows on both sides of the porch
69 Broomhill Road, Orpington, BR6 0EN
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/02392/TPO
T1 Oak located centre of rear garden - Reduce by no more than 3m. Remove major deadwood.SUBJECT TO TPO 343 (12.12.1986)
42 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 1PS
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision Made24/00384/TREE
T1 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress) on rear right boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 3.5m (from a height of 7m).T2 Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress) on rear boundary, left specimen - Reduce in height by approximately 4.5m (from a height of 9m). Reduce upper outer edge by approximately 1.5m.T3 Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress) on rear boundary, right specimen - Reduce in height by approximately 3.5m (from a height of 7m). Reduce upper outer edge by approximately 1m.
61 Whitecroft Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decision Made22/02620/TPO
Crown clean and crown lift x3 Horse Chestnuts, two Limes and one Maple tree on the front boundary to meet statutory highway requirements (as per email from Bromley Council to Clarion Housing).SUBJECT TO TPO 869 (25.10.1993)
The Chestnuts, Gwydor Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DU
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decision Made20/03620/TREE
Trees situated close to the Gatehouse entrance and public footpath:T1 Sycamore (approx. 15m in height, 8m crown spread) - Raise the lower crown by 3-4m and remove deadwood.T2 x3 Lime (approx. 16m in height and 7m crown spread) - Raise the lower crown by 3-4m.
The Shackleton Centre, West Camp, Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PR
Received 3 Oct 2020
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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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