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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.
9,211 approved · 2,690 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
2 Cottage Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8LQ
Received 28 Feb 202353 Homemead Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR2 8AX
Received 20 Feb 2023Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5BQ
Received 10 Jan 2023Railway Embankment Rear Of Numbers 2 To 78, Warwick Road, Penge, London
Received 3 Feb 202318 Willett Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QH
Received 19 Dec 2022269 Leesons Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 6QH
Received 8 Dec 20221 Elderslie Close, Beckenham, BR3 3BB
Received 27 Feb 202396 Chatham Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QF
Received 30 Nov 202248 Holmdale Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6BZ
Received 10 Jan 2025123 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QY
Received 21 Oct 2024Cookham Dene, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QD
Received 19 Nov 2024Greys, Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BF
Received 11 Feb 20257 Atkins Close, Biggin Hill, TN16 3GB
Received 18 Jul 2024182B Venner Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5HT
Received 15 Dec 20222 Lewing Close, Orpington, BR6 8RA
Received 24 Oct 202223 Kennedy Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1HP
Received 15 Nov 202227 Green Farm Close, Orpington, BR6 6DJ
Received 3 Jan 20235 Southlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9NY
Received 29 Jul 202333 Bird In Hand Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NA
Received 27 Jul 202331 Holmdale Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6BY
Received 22 May 202310 Gumping Road, Orpington, BR5 1RX
Received 17 Apr 202314 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HS
Received 28 Mar 20232 Jackson Road, Bromley, BR2 8NP
Received 5 Dec 202337 Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UU
Received 7 Sept 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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