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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.
8,909 approved · 2,585 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
121 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JA
Received 26 May 202370A Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7AD
Received 6 Jun 2023Land At Junction With South Eden Park Road And, Bucknall Way, Beckenham
Received 15 May 20235 Southlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9NY
Received 3 Aug 2023Land Rear Of Elmfield Lodge, Bromley Common, Bromley
Received 20 Jun 202312 Ladywood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QJ
Received 15 May 202314 Archer Road, Orpington, BR5 2BS
Received 16 Mar 202317 Bolderwood Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PH
Received 25 Jul 202351 Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QG
Received 17 Jul 20239 Pleasance Road, Orpington, BR5 3AR
Received 1 Jun 202326 Wensum Place, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BF
Received 12 Jun 20231 Waldenhurst Road, Orpington, BR5 4HN
Received 18 Jan 202436 Melody Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PH
Received 19 Feb 202454 Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0SA
Received 19 Aug 202434 Maxwell Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9QS
Received 8 Sept 2023Nant Gwyn, Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PW
Received 18 Aug 202369 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HG
Received 17 Nov 2023Cookham Dene, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QD
Received 31 Oct 202338 Woodlea Drive, Bromley, BR2 0UQ
Received 24 Aug 202389 Glanfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3JT
Received 8 Sept 202325 Croydon Road, West Wickham, BR4 9HT
Received 15 Mar 202453 Pinewood Drive, Orpington, BR6 9NJ
Received 3 Jun 20246 Nutfield Way, Orpington, BR6 8EU
Received 22 Aug 202415 Rawlings Close, Beckenham, BR3 3GQ
Received 22 May 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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