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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.
8,610 approved · 2,514 refused · 293 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
94 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EZ
Received 20 Jan 2025Downe Court, Cudham Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LF
Received 19 Mar 202529 Hazelwood Road, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QU
Received 20 Mar 202552 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HP
Received 24 Jan 202310 Paddocks Close, Orpington, BR5 4PP
Received 18 Oct 2023Eldridge, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 19 Jan 202347 Elmcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 0HZ
Received 21 Apr 202380 Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DW
Received 7 Aug 202345 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PR
Received 21 Sept 2023158 Mead Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9ET
Received 16 Jun 202318 Stumps Hill Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1RS
Received 1 Jun 202322 Lakeside Drive, Bromley, BR2 8QG
Received 22 Feb 2024Flat 4, 207 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ER
Received 24 Mar 20232 Arragon Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LJ
Received 15 May 202323 Colesburg Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HP
Received 8 Jun 2023Harris Primary Academy Orpington, Dyke Drive, Orpington, BR5 4LZ
Received 12 Jul 202375 Birchwood Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3PY
Received 8 Sept 2023Timperley, Sheepcote Lane, Orpington, BR5 4ET
Received 14 Sept 2023139 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BA
Received 23 Oct 2023116 Imperial Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6JS
Received 12 Oct 202377 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0EE
Received 19 Dec 20237 Cranbrook Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QA
Received 15 Sept 2023Flamingo Park Club, Sidcup By Pass Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HL
Received 15 Jan 20242 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 23 Aug 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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