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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.
9,213 approved · 2,693 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
8 Fairview Drive, Orpington, BR6 9NX
Received 11 Dec 2023West Wickham Railway Station, Station Approach, West Wickham, BR4 0EH
Received 1 Dec 202313 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NE
Received 28 Feb 20247 Balgowan Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HJ
Received 13 Sept 202366 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EE
Received 29 Aug 202337 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PU
Received 20 Dec 202398 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PR
Received 13 Mar 2024Bromley Cricket Club, Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3AS
Received 16 May 202445 Park Road, Bromley, BR1 3HJ
Received 17 Sept 2024149 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9HW
Received 25 Apr 2024251 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RP
Received 18 Apr 202425 Framlingham Crescent, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AB
Received 11 Sept 2024349 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9BZ
Received 27 Jan 2025Paddock Land East Of Fishers Wood, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley
Received 3 Jul 20246 Crays Parade, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HG
Received 24 Sept 2024186 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8BL
Received 10 Jul 2024107 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 2DZ
Received 25 Apr 2025194 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SF
Received 8 Apr 2025166 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AS
Received 8 Apr 20251B Pleasance Road, Orpington, BR5 3AR
Received 26 Mar 2025South Lodge, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 23 Dec 202414 Highfield Drive, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RX
Received 20 Dec 202485 Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 7 Oct 20241 Jackson Road, Bromley, BR2 8NL
Received 8 May 2025Records 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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