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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.
8,633 approved · 2,522 refused · 295 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 1, Shelbey Court, 1 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR1 4BT
Received 29 Oct 2024St Pauls Church, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE
Received 20 Apr 2023White Gates, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LA
Received 26 Jun 2023Bothy House, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 15 Jun 2023421 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8BQ
Received 9 May 20248 Cobden Mews, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UX
Received 19 Feb 2024Land Rear Of 4, Bromley Lane, Chislehurst
Received 14 Feb 202317 Camden Grove, Chislehurst, BR7 5BH
Received 13 Mar 20257 Onslow Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RW
Received 2 Aug 2024Trinity Church Of England Primary School, Princes Plain, Bromley, BR2 8LD
Received 31 Jul 2023243 - 247 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RP
Received 31 Mar 202524 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PX
Received 3 Jul 2023Mundendorrie, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 22 Oct 202436 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DW
Received 4 Sept 2023159 Village Way, Beckenham, BR3 3NL
Received 14 Nov 20237 Cambray Road, Orpington, BR6 0EE
Received 22 Feb 2023Land Adjacent To Car Park, York Rise, Orpington
Received 11 Jan 2023Lynwood, Pines Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AA
Received 8 Feb 202394 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7AB
Received 23 Nov 2023110 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RT
Received 6 Jul 202326 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TR
Received 25 Jan 2023103 Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 4 Apr 2023Cranbrook, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 2 May 2023Rose Cottage, Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6ER
Received 18 Apr 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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