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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates17,309Searchable applications
817Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 11,503 approved or refused records
2,588Refused applications
8,915 approved · 2,588 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made24/01725/FULL6
Construction of outbuilding to rear. (RETROSPECTIVE)
90 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LB
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02691/FULL6
Demolition of existing boundary wall to create vehicle access to driveway.
400 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HG
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03359/PLUD
Removal of 2x side chimney stacks. Alterations to roof incorporating a loft conversion with L shaped rear dormer and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
86 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RZ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02881/FULL6
Demolition of lean to garage and garage and the construction of a single storey side/rear extension. Replacement windows and replacement roof light to single storey addition.
54 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02711/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.50m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.75m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
156 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LF
Received 14 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03012/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
18 Vernon Close, Orpington, BR5 3AS
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01735/PLUD
Single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
174 Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9DH
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision Made24/00751/CUETC3
Change of use of ground floor from Use Class E to provide 1x single/combined household dwellinghouse on the site under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport impacts of the development, contamination risks in relation to the building, flooding risks in relation to the building, impacts of noise from commercial premises, the impact on the conservation area, provision of adequate natural light, impact on intended occupiers of any general or heavy industry, waste, storage and distribution, loss of nursery or health centre, fire safety impacts on the intended occupants).
18 Woodside, Orpington, BR6 6JR
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/01844/FULL6
Proposed new driveway, dropped kerb, boundary wall and gates.
13 Cromwell Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LP
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision Made23/02059/FULL1
Installation of a 'stretch tent' type canopy over the dining/drinking area at the front of the premises
The George, 29 Hayes Street, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LE
Received 26 May 2023 - Decision Made21/03431/RECON1
Minor Material Amendment to Planning Permission Ref: 21/03431/FULL6 to vary Condition 2 and amend the approved plans in order allow for changes to the fenestration, rooflights, new window to converted garage and retention of chimney at first floor only.
53 Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QG
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04017/TPO
T1 Leaning ivy clad Alder - Fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1083 (16.8.1994)
Land Rear Of, 34 - 46 Ferndown Avenue, Orpington
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00425/FULL6
Conversion of garage into a habitable room, replacement of windows and doors, application of external render and finishes, removal of chimney, loft conversion including installation of new velux windows at the front and rear, modifications to the front porch and elevational alterations including addition of rear steps.
4 Malmains Close, Beckenham, BR3 6SE
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04259/ADV
1 x internally illuminated facia sign with Brand Facility and 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign with Dealership Name
Units G And H, Brook Industrial Park, Mill Brook Road, Orpington, BR5 3TX
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00527/FULL6
Dropped kerb and 2 new parking spaces on drive
11 Glassmill Lane, Bromley, BR2 0EJ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03968/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear and side extension and construction of front porch, 2 x part hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and three front rooflights and elevational alterations (revision to previously approved 24/01603/FULL6)
86 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RJ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00032/FULL6
Demolition of existing detached garage. Construction of front porch, single storey side and rear extensions, first floor side extension and elevational alterations. (RETROSPECTIVE)
37 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DL
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/00904/FULL6
Single storey rear infill extension.
10 Renwick Drive, Bromley, BR2 9GS
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00824/FULL6
First floor side extension, loft conversion including two side roof lights and one rear roof light, front porch ramp, rear garden patio ramp and elevational alterations.
97 Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5BG
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04228/ELUD
Conversion of the garage into a habitable room. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
14 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04032/FULL6
Demolition of existing side conservatory and construction of a single storey side extension.
5 Morris Close, Orpington, BR6 9TE
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03833/FULL6
Erection of outbuilding and pool to side/rear garden. (Amended plans and description).
Riverside, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04184/FULL6
Proposed single storey side infill extension
241 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01420/FULL6
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer (extended to outrigger) with Juliet balconies, windows to side and rooflights to front.
249 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JQ
Received 15 Apr 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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