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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.
8,960 approved · 2,607 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Uphill Cottage, Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 13 Jun 2023191A High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 22 May 202330 Anerley Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2AE
Received 25 Jul 2023204 - 212 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7QB
Received 27 Jun 202381 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JQ
Received 13 Jul 202347 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EE
Received 22 Aug 202316 Eton Road, Orpington, BR6 9HE
Received 24 Aug 2023Churchfield Allotments, Beck Lane, Beckenham
Received 6 Oct 2023London Borough Of Bromley, Waldo Road, Bromley, BR1 2QX
Received 17 Jan 202424 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EU
Received 22 Jan 202465 Courtfield Rise, West Wickham, BR4 9BD
Received 30 Jan 2024Flat 2, Mead House, Heathfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AH
Received 21 Nov 202344 Aviemore Way, Beckenham, BR3 3RR
Received 30 Aug 2023168 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SF
Received 23 Aug 20232 Ambleside Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RW
Received 14 Mar 2024Hand Car Wash, Homebase Ltd, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington
Received 1 Mar 202413 The Woodlands, Orpington, BR6 6HL
Received 28 May 202487C Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DN
Received 10 May 20242 Ascot Road, Orpington, BR5 2JF
Received 20 May 20241 Links Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QN
Received 3 Sept 2024124 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JX
Received 12 Apr 2024178 Leesons Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 6QL
Received 6 Jun 202455 Sparrow Drive, Orpington, BR5 1RY
Received 14 May 2024Grange Cottage, St Pauls Cray Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6QA
Received 30 Sept 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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