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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,221 approved · 2,406 refused · 278 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Mar 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
70 Northlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LZ
Received 3 Dec 2024Footzie Social Club, Station Approach, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BQ
Received 7 May 2024145 Cloonmore Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LN
Received 27 Feb 202555 Oakley Drive, Bromley, BR2 8PS
Received 11 Apr 202531 Park Road, Bromley, BR1 3HJ
Received 21 Feb 2025Disley, The Hillside, Orpington, BR6 7SD
Received 11 Oct 2024124 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LN
Received 21 May 202547 Oak Avenue Croydon CR0 8EP, Croydon Council
Received 27 Feb 2025Patricia Court, Manor Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5QB
Received 4 Sept 2024Whitethorns, 41 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH
Received 20 Sept 2024Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 19 Apr 20236 Kiddens, Hockenden Lane, Swanley, BR8 7QG
Received 2 Mar 202323 Brenchley Road, Orpington, BR5 2TD
Received 8 Oct 20234 Sedgewood Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QL
Received 5 Sept 20232 Downsway, Orpington, BR6 9NU
Received 6 Mar 202317 Faro Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2RR
Received 24 Jun 2024By France, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 9 May 202310 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 19 Apr 2023233A High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NZ
Received 5 May 2023Chavic Park Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AU
Received 29 Mar 202383 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HE
Received 16 Jun 202321 Clarendon Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6RE
Received 16 May 20234 Glebe House Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BN
Received 12 Jun 20231 White Horse Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 6DG
Received 11 Oct 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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