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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 dates17,795Searchable applications
839Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 11,837 approved or refused records
2,676Refused applications
9,161 approved · 2,676 refused · 307 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 2022 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/04127/FULL6
Demolition of existing double garage and construction of new enlarged double garage incorporating loft accommodation with side dormer and rooflights.
Balaton, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AT
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/03216/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/03216/FULL1: Condition 3 - Highways Surface Water Drainage
St Giles Centre, Church Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7DB
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decision Made23/02568/TPO
T1 Ash - Reduce by 2-3m back to previous points of reduction.SUBJECT TO TPO 103 (26.11.1974)
Branscombe Court, 109 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0UL
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decision Made24/01300/TPO
T1 Pine tree - Raise secondary low branches to 5m taking back to branch union to raise the canopy.SUBJECT TO TPO BB12 1963
4 Woodknoll Drive, Bromley, BR7 5QT
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/01034/TPO
Horse chestnut - Reduce height by up to 5m and lateral branches by up to 1.5m, pruning to appropriate growth points. SUBJECT TO TPO BB 6 1959
10 Shornefield Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HX
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01870/ASDWEL
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of 5.8m) (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views)
98 Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QS
Received 18 May 2025 - Decision Made23/01169/TPO
T3 - 18m Beech outside front gate - Reduce and re-shape crown by approximately 2-3m.T4 - 15m Sycamore (D) Re-pollard to previous points.T23 - 4x Sycamore trees along far boundary wall - Fell. T25 - Large Sycamore - Reduce from approximately 21m to 16m to where the tree has previously been pollarded.SUBJECT TO TPO 34 (29.6.1967)
Flat 5, Lavender Court, 10 Greenways, Beckenham, BR3 3NG
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decision Made25/00934/TREE
T1 Lawsons Cypress (dead) - Fell to ground level and remove all arisingsT2 Castlewellan - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings.T3 Lawsons Cypress at end of garden (dead) - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings.
Willow Cottage, 19 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04560/TPSPLD
T1 Oak - Reduce height by 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2455 ((23.12.2011)
The Chimes, Hazel Grove, Orpington, BR6 8LU
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04109/TREE
T1 Cypress - Fell and grind stump.
Prince George Duke Of Kent Court, Shepherds Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6PA
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/00977/TPSPLD
T1 Large triple-stemmed Sycamore tree - Dismantle to ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 1997 (7.6.2004)
Parish Hall, Church Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PE
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision Made25/02076/FULL1
Retrospective planning application for alterations to front elevation consisting of the removal of existing windows and infilling the openings with a solid wall, the removal of the existing door and installation of 2 new doors with security shutters and new signage, and the rendering of the front elevation.
113 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 29 May 2025 - Decision Made25/01046/TPO
G1 Conifer hedge - Reduce lateral spread by 1m from 5m to 4m on southern compass points.T1 Sycamore - Crown reduce laterals by 2m from 6m to 4m on southern compass points. G2 x2 Oaks - Crown reduce by 3m from 10m to 7m on southern compass points. G3 Conifer hedge - Crown reduce lateral spread by 1m from 5m to 4m on southern compass points. T2 Oak - Crown reduce height by 3m from 17m to 14m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 14m to 11m. SUBJECT TO TPO 1809 (24.4.2001)
Milestones, 1 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01799/TPO
G1 Lime x2 - Dismantle both trees to near ground level and replace with a more suitable size/species.SUBJECT TO TPO 2135 (27.1.2006)
2 Queenborough Gardens, Chislehurst, BR7 6NP
Received 14 May 2025 - Decision Made23/03372/TREE
1 x Silver Birch (dead) - Remove.1 x Sycamore - Remove.
Flat 6, Great Ash, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JZ
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decision Made24/02525/TREE
0874nt - 1 x Cherry & 1 x dead tree - Straight fell tree (Open) both trees.0892nt - Acer - Crown reduction or reshape (Restricted). Lateral prune from building by approximately 2-3m.0877nt - Acer - Pollard tree (Open) at approximately 8m.
92 Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DY
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Valid24/04311/TREE
T1 Sycamore - Fell to ground level.T2 Holly - Reduce to approximately 3-4m.
Sunavon, Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/03241/TREE
T1 Small Conifer - Fell. G2 Conifer hedge - Reduce height by 60cm (original height approx 4m resulting in a height of approx 3.4m).T3 Self-seeded small Ash Sapling - Fell.T4 Willow - Fell.
Rosetta, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision Made23/00312/TREE
T2 Mimosa on rear boundary (neighbouring tree) - Reduce and cut back upper crown in line with boundary wall.2 x Tree of Heaven in neighbouring pub's garden overhanging the client's property - Cut back a selection of branches.
Cedarmore Court, 2 Church Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PE
Received 26 Jan 2023 - Decision Made25/01286/TREE
T1 Oak - Reduce by 20% (1.5-2m) and remove dead wood.
12 Hayes Court, 116 West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EG
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/00143/TPO
T8 Cherry at No. 24 - Cut back from building to give 2m clearance of structures.SUBJECT TO TPO 1109 (17.8.1994)T18 Ash adjacent to No. 60 - Cut back from building to give 2m clearance of streetlight.SUBJECT TO TPO 1064 (26.4.1994)T22 Silver Maple at No. 32 - Lift crown to 5m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1094 (17.8.1994)
Street Record, Place Farm Avenue, Orpington
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision Made25/01564/TREE
T1 English Oak - Reduce by 1m back to previous points.T2 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level.T3 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level.
11 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JG
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made23/03902/TREE
T1 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue pembury' (Lawson cypress 'Blue pembury') on rear right boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 1.5m from 7m down to 5.5m (Or as directed by client). Trim all round as hard as practical without trimming back to brown foliage. T2 Prunus domestica 'Atropurpurea' (Purple leaved plum) adjacent to T1 - Reduce in height by approximately 2m from 8m down to 6m and average radial spread by approximately 1.5 from 3.5m to 2m.T3 Malus (Apple) on rear right boundary - Prune crown by reducing re-growth to the vicinity of previous pruning points and selectively thin weak, crowded and crossing growth. T4 Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) adjacent to rear boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 1m from 7m down to 6m and average radial spread by approximately 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m.
17 Poyntell Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 6PJ
Received 12 Oct 2023 - Decision Made23/03162/TPO
Ash tree in rear garden - Crown reduce to previous pruning points.SUBJECT TO TPO 1534 (27.10.1998)
15 The Meadow, Chislehurst, BR7 6AA
Received 17 Aug 2023
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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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