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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 dates31,386Searchable applications
884Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 21,994 approved or refused records
4,582Refused applications
17,412 approved · 4,582 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2020 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/00207/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer with side roof window.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
57 Maxwell Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9QR
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/03038/FULL6
First floor front/side extension and side elevational alterations
24 Stambourne Way, West Wickham, BR4 9NF
Received 1 Aug 2022 - Decision Made20/04209/FULL6
Outbuilding at the rear garden (RETROSPECTIVE)
30C Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8EH
Received 19 Oct 2020 - Decision Made22/04179/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony and three front roof lightsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
19 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
Received 25 Oct 2022 - Decision Made23/04514/FULL1
PART RETROSPECTIVESingle storey self-contained dwelling at rear of garden
45 Kings Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3XX
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/01381/TREE
T1 Yew - Crown reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 2m, remove lower section of epicormic growth.T2 Silver Birch - Remove stem overhanging clients garden.
4 Beech Hurst Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5FE
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/02016/LBC
Replacement of all windows with double-glazed windows and replacement of 3 doors. Listed Building Consent
77 Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DS
Received 29 May 2025 - Decision Made24/02681/TPO
T0051 Copper Beech over exit roadway - Fell to ground level.T1 Ash by gate exit - Fell to ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 1295 (28.6.1996)
Eltham College, Grove Park Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QF
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision Made21/00981/FULL6
New rear dormer.
Boulders , 21 Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BP
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/02079/AXRPA
Change of use from retail (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to provide a two bedroom dwelling (56 day application under Class M, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order, 2015 (as amended) for prior approval with regards to transport and highways impacts, flooding risk, contamination risks, impact of the change of use on services, external appearance of the building and provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms)
71 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DQ
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decision Made24/00814/FULL6
Proposed front, side and rear extension with garage conversion into habitable room
6 Pittsmead Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NL
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision Made21/04078/FULL6
Two storey rear extension
52 Petten Grove, Orpington, BR5 4PU
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decision Made19/05034/RECON1
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of the approved plans under condition 2 of planning permission 19/05034/FULL1 (as amended under ref 19/05034/RECON) granted for demolition of existing house and garage and construction of a 2 storey four bedroom dwelling with additional habitable room in the roofspace in order to allow changes to external fenestration.
26 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EW
Received 11 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/04531/FULL6
Front porch extension to the ground floor to give a ground floor access. Remove the existing front door which is located at first floor level and replace with a window. Removal of external balcony and stairs (Retrospective)
16 Scotts Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0LH
Received 17 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/03905/FULL6
Formation of tennis court including engineering works to form retaining walls and erection of perimeter fencing.
Redcote, Sevenoaks Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7SE
Received 12 Oct 2023 - Decision Made21/04827/PLUD
Single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
8 Lansdowne Road, Bromley, BR1 3LZ
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision Made24/00650/FULL6
Single storey rear and side extension of bungalow and elevational alterations.
66 Rolleston Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AL
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/03745/PLUD
Conversion of garage to habitable room and elevational alterations.LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
13 St Michael's Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2DX
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision Made23/02948/TPO
Black Poplar tree - Repollard, i.e. remove new growth from existing pollard points. SUBJECT TO TPO 285 (21.3.1986)
41 Beechwood Rise, Chislehurst, BR7 6TF
Received 21 Jul 2023 - Decision Made22/04726/TREE
Willow tree in rear garden - Reduce height by 2m and 2-3m off neighbours side to boundary.
38 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 23 Nov 2022 - Decision Made18/00564/CONDT2
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning ref 18/00564/FULL1:Condition 6 - Surface water drainageCondition 8 - Details of the outdoor private amenity area
2 Station Road, Penge, London, SE20 7BQ
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decision Made20/02562/TREE
2 x Leylandii - Remove.
Bella House, 34 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LW
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decision Made20/04965/TPO
T4 Oak tree on unregistered land to the rear of 37-59 Barham Road - 3m linear reduction and repeat pruning to the reduced dimensions every 2-3 growing seasonSUBJECT TO TPO 1552 (21.12.1998)
Amenity Land And Footpaths At Barham Road And Fronting Red Hill, Barham Road, Chislehurst
Received 29 Dec 2020 - Decision Made22/00844/TREE
Horse Chestnut - Cut back lower branches to re-balance the crown.Oak tree - Reduce close to previous pruning points and reduce crown close to previous pruning points.Ash trees x 2 - Reduce by approximately 3m in height and re-shape remaining crown. Remove two lowest limbs growing over lawn.
58 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AF
Received 28 Feb 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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