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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.
8,386 approved · 2,452 refused · 283 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
2 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 22 Dec 2023112 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9ER
Received 14 Nov 202356 Sutherland Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RB
Received 24 Nov 202385 - 89 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SY
Received 26 Oct 2023120 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LF
Received 15 Nov 202316 Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LQ
Received 16 Jan 202435 Melody Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PH
Received 29 Feb 2024Viewlands, Rookery Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JQ
Received 4 Mar 202459 Courtfield Rise, West Wickham, BR4 9BD
Received 6 Jun 20245 Wellands Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AQ
Received 26 Sept 202383 Hearns Road, Orpington, BR5 3NF
Received 20 Dec 202321 Ruskin Drive, Orpington, BR6 9RP
Received 20 May 2024Ground Floor Flat, 35 Waldegrave Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2AL
Received 12 Sept 202485 Oxhawth Crescent, Bromley, BR2 8BN
Received 13 May 2024Logmore, Stanley Road, Orpington, BR6 0ET
Received 19 Aug 2024Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 11 Mar 2024By France, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 4 Jul 20249 Bushey Way, Beckenham, BR3 6TA
Received 24 May 2024Car Park Adjacent To, 63 Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham
Received 25 Mar 202460 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 21 Mar 202439 Woodside Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6BX
Received 16 Sept 202415 Old Hill, Orpington, BR6 6BW
Received 16 Sept 202430 Anerley Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2AE
Received 10 Feb 202579 Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8EP
Received 9 Oct 2024Records 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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