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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.
8,968 approved · 2,612 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
86 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3HW
Received 7 Mar 20232 Kimberley Terrace, 6 Madeira Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4AY
Received 25 Jan 2023Land North Of Hockenden Lane, Cookham Road, Swanley
Received 8 Mar 2023119 - 121 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DW
Received 12 May 2023156 PETTS WOOD ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LF
Received 19 Feb 2024LA Sports Club, St Dunstan's Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3SS
Received 26 Jun 2023185 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UG
Received 15 May 2023103 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AP
Received 30 Jun 202360 Goddard Road, Beckenham, BR3 4BG
Received 25 Apr 2023Land North Of Dobbies Garden Centre, Oakley Road, Bromley
Received 6 Nov 202366 Kevington Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6RN
Received 14 Jun 202330 Anerley Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2AE
Received 19 Jun 20232 Stembridge Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UF
Received 14 Apr 20231 St Andrews Drive, Orpington, BR5 2BA
Received 10 May 202315 Haywood Road, Bromley, BR2 9RG
Received 5 Jul 202320 Crescent Road, Beckenham, BR3 6NE
Received 23 Mar 2023321 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QP
Received 21 Jun 202311 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HE
Received 26 Feb 202495 Palace Road, Bromley, BR1 3JX
Received 6 Nov 202322 Fairfield Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JR
Received 14 Sept 20234 Berens Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6RJ
Received 5 Dec 2023Sundridge Park Golf Club, Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3NE
Received 9 Jan 2024Farringleys, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB
Received 21 Jun 2024143 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7AZ
Received 10 Jun 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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