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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.
8,428 approved · 2,464 refused · 284 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Flintwood, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 27 Feb 2025Shanklin, Hazel Grove, Orpington, BR6 8LU
Received 10 Jul 2023113 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 9 Dec 202411 Lansdowne Road, Bromley, BR1 3PG
Received 9 Feb 20235 Daleside Close, Orpington, BR6 6ED
Received 3 Nov 20237 Tremaine Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UA
Received 19 Apr 202317 Grosvenor Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QT
Received 1 Mar 202343 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JN
Received 8 Mar 202319 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JN
Received 23 Mar 202366 Park End, Bromley, BR1 4AW
Received 31 Jul 2023Flat 1, 31 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QZ
Received 14 Apr 202387 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 28 Jun 2023172 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SF
Received 27 Jun 20238 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EA
Received 22 Feb 202324 Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AF
Received 2 Nov 2023372 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9BX
Received 3 Jul 202312 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, BR6 0AY
Received 23 Nov 20232 Robins Court, 77 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 5PB
Received 16 Nov 202317 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JN
Received 21 Dec 20238 Hurstwood Drive, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JF
Received 10 Nov 202343 Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BH
Received 3 Oct 20231 Stanley Road, Orpington, BR6 0ET
Received 21 Dec 202326 Minster Road, Bromley, BR1 4DZ
Received 7 Dec 202323 Green Way, Bromley, BR2 8EZ
Received 5 Dec 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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