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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.
8,954 approved · 2,605 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
54 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2EZ, Croydon Council
Received 29 Apr 202515 The Dale, Keston, BR2 6HW
Received 24 May 202411 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RJ
Received 30 Aug 2023241 Leesons Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 6QJ
Received 11 Mar 2025The Shackleton Centre, West Camp, Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PR
Received 4 Sept 20235 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 27 Oct 202317 Styles Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AJ
Received 14 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To Knockholt Railway Station North Side, Sevenoaks Road, Halstead
Received 27 Feb 2023Chesham House, 30 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
Received 9 Oct 2023First Second And Third Floors, 24 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 17 Jul 2024Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 16 May 2025131 Village Way, Beckenham, BR3 3NL
Received 14 Mar 202369 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HG
Received 18 Jul 202339 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PL
Received 27 Feb 20235 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HJ
Received 22 Feb 202362 The Drive, Beckenham, BR3 1EQ
Received 7 Feb 20239A Station Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0EY
Received 17 Oct 202322 Parish Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7LH
Received 6 Dec 202211 Red Lodge Road, West Wickham, BR4 0EL
Received 16 Jun 202330 Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham, BR4 9BB
Received 11 May 202313 Brookmead Avenue, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JX
Received 31 Mar 202314 Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EH
Received 31 Mar 202319 Woodland Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NB
Received 5 Jun 202310 Clifford Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5DZ
Received 1 Aug 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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