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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 dates17,907Searchable applications
839Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 11,914 approved or refused records
2,694Refused applications
9,220 approved · 2,694 refused · 310 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
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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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More application records
- Decision Made24/01498/TREE
Sycamore tree on the boundary with Bull Lane Allotments - 40% reduction.
6 Parkland Mews, Chislehurst, BR7 6BF
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/03836/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Reduce overextended limbs by 3m, leaving branch length at 4m from main stem.SUBJECT TO TPO 173 (5.5.1988)
48 Beechwood Avenue, Orpington, BR6 7EY
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03158/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/03158/FULL1:Condition 3 - Surface water drainageCondition 4 - Construction and Environmental Management PlanCondition 5 - Details of the drainage system for surface water drainageCondition 6 - Details of treatment of all parts on the site not covered by buildingsCondition 7 - Storage of refuse and recyclable materialsCondition 8 - Bicycle parking
20 Oakdene Road, Orpington, BR5 2AJ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/02927/TPO
T1 Norway spruce - Cut branches growing through fence encroaching onto public path back to boundary up to height of 3.5m.T2 Cherry - Tip lift to 3.5m branches overhanging path to prevent obstruction.T4 Copper Beech - Remove deadwood greater than 5cm diameter.T5 Laburnum - Remove dead stem.T6 Hawthorn - Fell.T9 Robinia - Crown lift to 3.5m over parking bays and remove epicormic growth.SUBJECT TO TPO BB9 1960
Carmine Court, 3 Spencer Road, Bromley, BR1 3WU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/01759/FULL6
Removal of existing chimney. Demolition of conservatory and open porch. Construction of a two storey side and rear wraparound extension, with new side and front roof dormers, front/rear/side rooflights, new internal porch to the front elevation, and internal and elevational alterations.
2 Percival Road, Orpington, BR6 8HL
Received 12 May 2025 - Decision Made21/03622/COND26
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/03622/FULL1:Condition 28 - Delivery and Servicing Plan
Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/02702/TREE
T3 Oak - Reduce crown by up to 3m, taking care to prune to suitable growth points at least 1/3 diameter of each parent branch. Remove all epicormic growth on stem and remove dead wood.T4 Pine - Reduce south-east side of crown overhanging decking by up to 2m, taking care to prune to suitable growth points at least 1/3 diameter of each parent branch.
Flat 5, Melbury Grange, Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2SZ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decision Made23/04190/TPSPLD
T2 Lime tree - Remove.SUBJECT TO TPO 12 (11.1.1966)
37 Broomhill Road, Orpington, BR6 0EN
Received 27 Oct 2023 - Decision Made21/04851/CONDT8
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission ref: 21/04851/RECON:Condition 10 - Scheme of Landscaping
West Wickham Library, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0SH
Received 15 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/00716/TREE
T1 Yew - reduce size of crown all over by 1 meter and shape into an oval
39 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NE
Received 22 Feb 2023 - Decision Made23/01026/TREE
G1 Group of x3 Oak trees - Fell.T1 Ash tree - Fell.
11 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JG
Received 15 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/03838/CONDT2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/03838/FULL1:Condition 3 - a scheme for the provision of surface water drainage
1 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decision Made21/03220/AMD2
Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 25th March 2022 (planning reference: 21/03220/FULL1) for the demolition of 34 & 36 Homefield Rise, retention of 32 Homefield Rise. Formation of new access and erection of a part 3/part 4 storey block containing 17 apartments with 13 car parking spaces, cycle store and refuse store to allow the following amendment:- Vehicular access to the car park and landscaping area- Position of the building- Phase 3 (please confirm including the measurement)
32 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 13 Jul 2023 - Decision Made22/03911/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/03911/FULL1:Condition 3: a scheme for the provision of surface water drainageCondition 4: Construction and Environmental Management PlanCondition 7: details of treatment of all parts on the site not covered by buildingsCondition 8: details of the materialsCondition 9: details of the drainage system for surface water drainage
Land North Of 1 Park Hill, Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley
Received 8 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/03339/TPO
A trench 750mm deep to run from Scadbury Lodge & Game Keepers Workshops to Holbrook Lane. The services being installed are; Water, Electric, Gas and Cable Communications. The trench run goes near 3 large trees. The only effect that the works will have on the trees is the need to dig the trench around the roots. The Oak Tree TPO 02780 belongs to The Lodge. There are 2 trees at the Holbrook Lane end of the trench - one is on common land to the west of the site and the other is within neighbouring 53 Holbrook Lane.(see previous application ref. 17/00683/TPO)SUBJECT TO TPO C&S 4 1949 (W9)
The Lodge, The Drive, Scadbury, Chislehurst, BR7 6LW
Received 12 Aug 2023 - Decision Made25/01459/TPO
x3 Oak trees - Reduce in height by 30% and prune branches.SUBJECT TO TPO 1088 (11.8.1994)
33 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SQ
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision Made23/00192/TREE
G1 10m Ash and Plane tree - Reduce in height by 3m and reduce 6m lateral branches over Evening Hill by 3m.
Hill House, 113 Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5DA
Received 18 Jan 2023 - Valid24/00646/CONDT2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/00646/DET:Condition 2 - Details of the means of privacy screening for all balconies
El Joyre, Lillie Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3QB
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decision Made20/00325/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/00325/OUT:Condition 3 - Planting Compensation Strategy
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 9 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/04516/TPSPLD
Oak tree - Dismantle and grind stump.SUBJECT TO TPO BB 4 1958
89 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BB
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decision Made23/02801/TREE
T1 Oak - Fell.
67 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AH
Received 19 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/01597/TREE
T1 Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) on front left corner - Dismantle.
Riverside, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HQ
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Decision Made23/02914/TPO
T1 Regenerated Sycamore on Network Rail land, overhanging the boundary into the garden area of 13 Padstow Close - Remove to ground.T2 Regenerated Willow on Network Rail land, overhanging the boundary into the garden area of 13 Padstow Close - Remove to ground.T3 Regenerated Sycamore on Network Rail land, overhanging the boundary into the garden area of 13 Padstow Close - Remove to ground.SUBJECT TO TPO 523 (3.5.1988)
13 Padstow Close, Orpington, BR6 9XL
Received 28 Jul 2023 - Decision Made19/05272/CONDIT
Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 19/05272/FULL1Condition 3: Materials
Yeoman House, 57 - 63 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7TS
Received 26 Oct 2022
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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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