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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.
8,915 approved · 2,590 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Central Parade, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7TN
Received 7 Nov 2024The Lodge, Cackets Lane, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QG
Received 27 Jun 202437 Whitehaven Close, Bromley, BR2 0YA
Received 2 Apr 202513 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 18 Apr 202411 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 13 Feb 202564 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7HB
Received 18 Jun 202426A Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JE
Received 29 Nov 20249 Grove Vale, Chislehurst, BR7 5DS
Received 6 Mar 2024Bedgebury Court, 71 Albemarle Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HW
Received 3 Jul 202329A Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EB
Received 5 Jul 2023Wellingtonia House, 2 Springfield Road, Bromley, BR1 2LJ
Received 18 Jan 202348 Lime Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9ED
Received 20 Feb 2023Dees Holt, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 6 Oct 202321 Cherry Walk, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LT
Received 28 Nov 202249 St Leonards Rise, Orpington, BR6 9NA
Received 2 Dec 202256 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HQ
Received 30 Jan 202348 Grange Road, Orpington, BR6 8EA
Received 22 May 20242 Kimberley Terrace, 6 Madeira Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4AY
Received 9 Oct 202310 Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AD
Received 17 Apr 202512 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Received 2 Dec 2022The Dingle, Kelsey Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3NE
Received 17 Jul 2024Lindsay Lodge, Ring Close, Bromley, BR1 3NP
Received 9 Apr 2025Walden Lodge, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 27 May 2025White Gates, 38 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
Received 4 Apr 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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