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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.
8,829 approved · 2,567 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
159 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TN
Received 1 Jun 202315 Mosslea Road, Bromley, BR2 9PS
Received 29 Jan 2025Mulbarton Court, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6NE
Received 4 Jan 202365 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DP
Received 17 Sept 202445 Clovelly Way, Orpington, BR6 0WD
Received 13 May 2024The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 19 Apr 2023B G Transco Site Bell Green London, Lewisham Council
Received 8 Dec 2023Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 4 Apr 2024Flat 1, 25 Highland Road, Bromley, BR1 4AA
Received 25 Mar 2024Spinney Cottage, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 6 Mar 202317 Poyntell Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 6PJ
Received 27 Sept 202430 Beechwood Rise, Chislehurst, BR7 6TJ
Received 17 Sept 2024Garages Rear Of 47 To 73 Mottingham Road Sycamore Close Mottingham London SE9 4QZ, Greenwich Council
Received 13 Mar 2023Heath Lodge, 21A Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
Received 7 Jul 2023Flat 1, Linda Court, South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RH
Received 20 Mar 20249 Belmont Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HR
Received 4 Apr 202312 Sheridan Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RZ
Received 21 Dec 20221 Smarden Grove, Mottingham, London, SE9 4LS
Received 28 Dec 2022Chislehurst Post Office, 60 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AQ
Received 18 Jan 2023Swanscombe House, Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington, BR5 2RF
Received 17 Feb 202322 Lakeside Drive, Bromley, BR2 8QG
Received 28 Dec 202229 White Oak Drive, Beckenham, BR3 6QE
Received 9 Jan 2023David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 17 Jul 2023Land Between 57 And 67, Fox Lane, Keston
Received 8 Feb 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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