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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.
8,832 approved · 2,567 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Goddard Road, Beckenham, BR3 4BN
Received 25 Jul 202313 Penhale Close, Orpington, BR6 9XS
Received 15 Mar 202312 Oak Tree Gardens, Bromley, BR1 5BH
Received 13 Jun 202333 The Mead, Beckenham, BR3 5PF
Received 2 Aug 2023215 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EH
Received 31 Jul 2023Farfield, 43 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH
Received 21 Jun 202313 Mosyer Drive, Orpington, BR5 4PN
Received 25 Jul 202352 Petten Grove, Orpington, BR5 4PU
Received 14 Apr 202313 Beverley Road, Bromley, BR2 8QF
Received 24 Apr 202317 Highfield Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9NH
Received 4 May 202370 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BQ
Received 20 Mar 202320 Sandford Road, Bromley, BR2 9AW
Received 20 Sept 202349 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EX
Received 15 Sept 202325 Sheringham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YH
Received 10 Nov 2023Rye Court, 26 Blakeney Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 1HH
Received 1 Mar 20242 Central Parade Villas, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HF
Received 17 Jan 20241 Mons Way, Bromley, BR2 8EX
Received 22 Sept 2023121 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SB
Received 2 Oct 20233 Dene Drive, Orpington, BR6 9EB
Received 9 Feb 202460 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 17 Nov 2023423 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DA
Received 20 Oct 2023149 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9EP
Received 14 Mar 20246 Sefton Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RL
Received 12 Sept 2023170 Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QZ
Received 8 Feb 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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