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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.
9,259 approved · 2,711 refused · 314 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Ladywood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QJ
Received 11 May 202579 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JL
Received 1 Oct 202464 Lullingstone Crescent, Orpington, BR5 3DZ
Received 15 Mar 2023Eltham College Junior School, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE9 4RW
Received 9 May 202426 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LW
Received 1 May 20251 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 25 Mar 20258 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LJ
Received 21 Feb 2024Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 18 Jan 2023Clifford House, 1 Calverley Close, Beckenham, BR3 1UH
Received 16 Feb 202410 Kemerton Road, Beckenham, BR3 6NJ
Received 8 Jul 202418 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 12 Jun 2024Oaklands, Skibbs Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HA
Received 2 Jun 20257 Cobden Mews, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UX
Received 2 May 2024Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 15 Jul 202485 Coniston Road, Bromley, BR1 4JA
Received 1 Nov 2023350 Downham Way Bromley BR1 5NR, Lewisham Council
Received 3 Apr 2023245 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LD
Received 17 Jan 202596 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HQ
Received 23 Dec 202496 Kingsway, West Wickham, BR4 9JQ
Received 13 Jan 202555 Broseley Grove London SE26 5LD, Lewisham Council
Received 14 Nov 2022White Cottage, Crockenhill Road, Orpington, BR5 4ER
Received 3 Dec 202483 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BQ
Received 6 Feb 202321 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BG
Received 21 Oct 202230 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TR
Received 5 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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