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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.
9,244 approved · 2,707 refused · 313 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Perrysfield, 8 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 10 Jun 2024Johnson Court, 143B Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DS
Received 20 Dec 2023208 - 212 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JN
Received 21 Mar 202448A Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HR
Received 13 Jun 2023172 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 6 Dec 202332 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PF
Received 29 Jan 2025238A Southlands Road, Bromley, BR1 2EQ
Received 4 Feb 2025Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2GA
Received 13 Dec 202312 Oakfield Gardens, Beckenham, BR3 3AZ
Received 10 Mar 202533 Recreation Road, Bromley, BR2 0DY
Received 4 Mar 20252 Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QW
Received 1 Apr 20257 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LN
Received 5 Jun 202575 Lockesley Drive, Orpington, BR5 2AB
Received 9 Nov 2023Grassmeade Estate, Bournewood Road, Orpington
Received 16 Feb 20235 Manor Grove, Beckenham, BR3 5LB
Received 28 Nov 202211 Ember Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AP
Received 29 Jul 2024Land Adjacent 1 Camden Close, Watts Lane, Chislehurst
Received 29 Nov 2024Selwood House, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 28 Nov 2022116 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EY
Received 16 Dec 2022188 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 0PY
Received 14 Nov 202230 Rose Walk, West Wickham, BR4 0SD
Received 18 Oct 202228 Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0LL
Received 27 Feb 202310 Littlejohn Road, Orpington, BR5 2BX
Received 17 Oct 2022Cranbrook, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 19 Dec 2022Records 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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