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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,584 approved · 2,512 refused · 293 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Gara Rise, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NS
Received 2 Aug 202367 Edward Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JR
Received 23 Mar 202319 Treewall Gardens, Bromley, BR1 5BT
Received 19 Jun 2023110 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EJ
Received 6 Jul 20239 Quernmore Close, Bromley, BR1 4EL
Received 10 Jul 202361 - 63A Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR2 9LB
Received 6 Mar 2023Chelsea House, 26 Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NA
Received 24 May 202350 Hazelmere Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PD
Received 4 Apr 202333 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, BR2 0ES
Received 29 Jun 2023Land Between 19 - 26 And 31 - 39, Lakeside, Beckenham
Received 8 Jan 202437 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AN
Received 17 Nov 202327 Colesburg Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HP
Received 6 Mar 202482 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LR
Received 23 Feb 202428 Cloonmore Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LF
Received 27 Oct 2023The Bungalow, North End Lane, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7HQ
Received 15 Jan 202430 Wimborne Way, Beckenham, BR3 4DJ
Received 22 Dec 202315 Bushey Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EP
Received 5 Mar 202454 Eden Way, Beckenham, BR3 3DJ
Received 7 Sept 2023Flat 2, Rooks Court, 80A Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HZ
Received 1 Sept 202332 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UB
Received 13 Sept 20236 Woodbastwick Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5LQ
Received 12 Jul 2024Hollyhead, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AU
Received 6 Sept 202463 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TP
Received 15 Apr 20247 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RL
Received 19 Mar 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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