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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.
8,574 approved · 2,511 refused · 292 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jan 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 19 May 2025Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 11 Sept 2024Aintree House Flat 1, Park Court, Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6EW
Received 27 Oct 2023North Lodge, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 18 Aug 2023Flat 4, Foxleas Court, 4 Spencer Road, Bromley, BR1 3WB
Received 24 Oct 2024117F Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 15 Jul 2024152 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AW
Received 9 Oct 2024Church Of St Martins Of Tours, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington
Received 22 Jan 202584 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LR
Received 15 Oct 20242 Davenant Place, Sydenham, London, SE26 6AT
Received 11 Apr 202314 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PN
Received 7 Mar 2023Flat 2, Arbury House, 16 Holmbury Park, Bromley, BR1 2WR
Received 14 Mar 2023Land At Junction With Hanbury Drive And, Main Road, Biggin Hill
Received 15 Aug 2023Pippins, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Received 7 Jun 202339 Madeira Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4AP
Received 7 Feb 20239 The Retreat, Orpington, BR6 6DX
Received 14 Sept 2023255 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 1GY
Received 8 Feb 202310 Littlejohn Road, Orpington, BR5 2BX
Received 2 Feb 202316 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LA
Received 7 Aug 202315C Palace Grove, Bromley, BR1 3HA
Received 5 May 202392 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JD
Received 17 Mar 202312 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RU
Received 12 Apr 202338 Dawson Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3AZ
Received 9 Jun 202351 Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QG
Received 29 Mar 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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