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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.
8,908 approved · 2,584 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
41 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QS
Received 1 Mar 202311 Beech Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JQ
Received 7 Mar 202314 Edward Road, Bromley, BR1 3NQ
Received 20 Feb 2025Land At Victory Place Carberry Road Crystal Palace SE19 3RU, Croydon Council
Received 7 Sept 2023Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 13 Dec 202326 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PQ
Received 16 Aug 20243 Alexandra Cottages, Hardings Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7JJ
Received 7 Mar 20242 Little Wood Close, Orpington, BR5 2LA
Received 28 Jun 20247 Courtenay Drive, Beckenham, BR3 6YE
Received 13 Apr 20233 Fir Dene, Orpington, BR6 8PS
Received 14 Aug 2023175 Crofton Lane, Orpington, BR6 0BP
Received 2 Jan 202418 The Glen, Orpington, BR6 8LR
Received 28 Jan 2025Baston School, Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7AB
Received 27 Mar 2024Graylings, Camden Way, Chislehurst, BR7 5HT
Received 22 May 20239 Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LN
Received 24 Sept 2024Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 4 Mar 2024GlaxoSmithKline, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham
Received 7 Jun 20248 Green Close, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HJ
Received 31 Jul 2023185 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EH
Received 9 Oct 2023Land Adjacent To 80 Palace View, Murray Avenue, Bromley
Received 15 Dec 202280 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HQ
Received 13 Feb 2023126 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3ER
Received 13 Feb 202347 Hollingworth Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AQ
Received 23 Dec 20223 Court Farm Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JH
Received 22 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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