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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.
8,449 approved · 2,470 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Highview, Camden Way, Chislehurst, BR7 5HT
Received 18 Feb 2025The Birches, Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 10 Mar 20256 Holmwood Cottages, Rushmore Hill, Orpington, BR6 7NG
Received 12 Feb 2025179 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 25 Mar 2024Old Rectory Gardens, Hayes Street, Hayes, Bromley
Received 20 Nov 2024The Greyhound, 4 Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
Received 31 Jan 2024124 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PF
Received 10 Oct 20249 Poyntell Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 6PJ
Received 23 May 202431 Stambourne Way, West Wickham, BR4 9NE
Received 10 Aug 202370 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 21 Aug 2023332 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 2HL
Received 5 Feb 2024Long Hunt, Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 27 Nov 20246 Elm Bank Drive, Bromley, BR1 2ST
Received 4 Apr 202515 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HF
Received 25 Nov 202437 Milestone Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2BJ
Received 28 Mar 2025140 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AS
Received 18 Jun 2024Land Outside 208 To 212, High Street, Orpington
Received 26 Jun 202331 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
Received 14 Jul 2023Clifford House, 1 Calverley Close, Beckenham, BR3 1UH
Received 15 Apr 202582 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PT
Received 13 May 2025117 Church Road London SE19 2PR, Croydon Council
Received 30 Apr 202439 Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HN
Received 13 Dec 2024Cudham Church, Church Approach, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QF
Received 22 Apr 20246 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PX
Received 14 Mar 2025Records 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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