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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 dates30,905Searchable applications
863Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 21,631 approved or refused records
4,514Refused applications
17,117 approved · 4,514 refused · 612 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Aug 2020 to 28 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/04138/TPO
Sycamore on right hand boundary - Reduce down to the crown break by approximately 8m.Lime on front right hand boundary - Crown lift over public highway to a height of 5.5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 1279 (20.3.1996)
Park Avenue Care Centre, 69 Park Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4EW
Received 31 Oct 2023 - Decision Made21/03345/CONDIT
Submission to approve details in relation to planning permission ref 21/03345/RESPACondition 7 - Asbestos Survey Report
132 - 138 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EZ
Received 11 Sept 2023 - Decision Made21/00404/TPSPLD
T1, T2, T3 Oak - Reduce crowns by 2m and crown thin by 20%.T4 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 2m, especially limb over road, crown thin by 20%.SUBJECT TO TPO 829 (26.3.1993)
1 Sandy Ridge, Chislehurst, BR7 5DP
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/04494/TREE
T1 Robinia on left hand boundary of front garden - Crown reduce overall height and radial spread of canopy by up to 3m.
The Coach House , 50 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NP
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decision Made24/02409/TREE
T1 Acer cappadocium - Remove lowest limb to north and prune back remaining canopy by no more than 2m.
Cranbrook, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Valid25/00336/TREE
T15 Oak - Selective root pruning.
Land At, King William Iv Gardens, Penge, London
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decision Made21/04863/TPO
T1 Twin stem Ash - Reduction by 4m. T2 Ash - Remove leaning stem over footpath and branch over growing towards neighbours.SUBJECT TO TPO 539 (22.7.1988)
5 Steeple Heights Drive, Biggin Hill, TN16 3UN
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/03525/TREE
Oak tree in rear garden - Light prune to reduce overall by 2m (height and laterals to be reduced by 2m).Sycamore in rear garden - Pollard to reduce height by approx 4m.
12 Elm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JB
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision Made24/00494/TREE
Hedge made up of Fir, Rowan and Beech trees and various shrubs - Reduce by approximately 3m.
The White House, Five Elms Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7AD
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision Made21/04366/ELUD
Convert part of the the existing garage into a study, insert rooflight into the existing roof slope of the garage, and insert bi-fold doors to rearLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
11 Kelsey Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6NL
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/03472/TPSPLD
T1 Sweet chestnut on rear right hand boundary - Reduce over garden of Garton Lodge by no more than 3.5m to even crown out with opposite side given slow regenerative rates.SUBJECT TO TPO BB 3 1958
Garton Lodge, Clifford Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5DY
Received 2 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/02048/TPO
All trees overhanging 36 St Johns Road - Reduce to boundary.SUBJECT TO TPO 355 (12.12.1986)
17 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 16 May 2022 - Decision Made20/03547/FULL1
Change of use and conversion of Unit 15 Colman House to provide 2 x two bedroom flats and 1 x one bedroom flat
15 Colman House, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EX
Received 4 Sept 2020 - Decision Made20/04919/FULL1
Internal alterations to provide one additional bedroom, installation of two rooflights to west elevation
9 Merrywood Court , Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AY
Received 3 Dec 2020 - Decision Made20/04603/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
65 Hayes Hill, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HN
Received 13 Nov 2020 - Decision Made23/03224/TREE
G1 Yew hedge to the North of Glendale on the boundary with Flavel House - Remove and replace.
Glendale, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 22 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/03373/TREE
x2 Sycamore trees - Remove.
Land Adjoining Great Ash, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst
Received 4 Sept 2023 - Decision Made21/00753/TPO
T1 Cedar in front garden - Remove major deadwood over third party access paths and public highway. Remove the secondary branch which has excessive rubbing back to where it emanates from and undertake a thinning of the rubbing and resting branches on the southern side of the crown. Reduce length of lower branches on the south side of the crown by up to 1m.SUBJECT TO TPO 893 (17.11.1993)
3 Park Place , Park Road, Bromley, BR1 3HL
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decision Made19/02343/CONDT2
Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 19/02343/FULL1Condition 3-Surface water drainageCondition 4-Details of the lightingCondition 5-Slab levelsCondition 9-Refuse and recyclable materialsCondition 10-Surface water (highways)Condition 14-Privacy screeningCondition 18-Details of treatment
Lilly's Farm , Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR6 6NN
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decision Made25/01796/TREE
x3 Oak trees - Re-pollard.
Street Record, Timber Close, Chislehurst
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision Made24/04723/TREE
T1 Magnolia - Crown reduce by 1m.T2 Cherry - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 1m.
6 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decision Made21/00121/TREE
T1 Eucalyptus on right hand side - Remove.T2 Leylandii on left hand side - Remove.T3 Conifer on left hand side - Prune out drooping branch.T4 Fir at front of house - Remove.T5 Rowan in front garden - Thin and tidy.T6 Magnolia at front - Remove or hard prune to approximately 50%.
Hollies, Manor Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PY
Received 25 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/04633/FULL6
Construction of a single storey rear extension with rooflights and alterations to existing rear roof from double pitched to flat roof.
169 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JY
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made23/00782/FULL6
Proposed single storey rear infill extension with patio area including retaining wall and steps to garden
Ballantrae, Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR6 7RS
Received 28 Feb 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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