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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.
8,771 approved · 2,556 refused · 301 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Dec 2022 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
51 The Grove, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TA
Received 11 Aug 202345 Southcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 9QG
Received 29 Jun 2023The Hyning, Keston Avenue, Keston, BR2 6BH
Received 9 Dec 2024131 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 23 Dec 2022Scout Hall Adjacent To, 41 Brow Crescent, Orpington, BR5 4LL
Received 18 Jan 202391 Woodhurst Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AT
Received 21 Dec 202248 Park Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4EE
Received 30 Dec 202216 Albert Road, Bromley, BR2 9PY
Received 6 Jan 2023Summerhill, Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DL
Received 22 Feb 202336 Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HR
Received 20 Dec 2022Court Lodge Farm, Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6ER
Received 29 Mar 2023168 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 10 Feb 2023203B High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7PF
Received 16 May 2023113 Framlingham Crescent, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AG
Received 9 Aug 2023288 Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HT
Received 9 May 202327 Chesham Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AA
Received 10 May 2023High Brooms, Orpington Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6RA
Received 22 May 202316 May Avenue, Orpington, BR5 2ED
Received 17 Jul 20237 The Fairway, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JZ
Received 17 Jul 20235 Ormonde Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JP
Received 27 Nov 20235 Glyndebourne Park, Orpington, BR6 8EX
Received 21 Aug 2023Bramlyns, Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7RD
Received 28 Nov 20236 Hanbury Drive, Biggin Hill, TN16 3EN
Received 25 Jan 2024Shortlands Railway Station, Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JA
Received 26 Jan 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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