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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 dates18,014Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 11,983 approved or refused records
2,717Refused applications
9,266 approved · 2,717 refused · 314 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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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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.
More application records
- Decision Made24/00761/FULL6
Single storey side and rear extensions and elevational alterations.
18 Fairway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EG
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/00341/PLUD
Proposed front porch LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
27 Felstead Road, Orpington, BR6 9AA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/01752/TPO
T25 Walnut - Reduce crown all over, removing up to 2m from the height and 1.5 m from the lateral branches (up to 3m on ever extended limb).SUBJECT TO TPO 1204 (29.3.1995)
17 Grice Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3EW
Received 5 May 2023 - Decision Made24/03502/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
9 Cattistock Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/03010/DEMCON
Demolition of barn. (Consultation under Class B, Part 11, of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015).
Land Adjacent To 22 And 23 Brickfield Farm Gardens, Farnborough Way, Orpington
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02972/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony, side roof window and three front roof lights.
66 Rusland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8AT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01042/FULL6
Part garage conversion with a raised replacement flat roof with rooflights to include flat roof porch canopy, insertion of roof light to main roof and both elevational and internal alterations.
9 Roehampton Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6RS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/00715/FULL1
The erection of two dwellings with car parking.
Benwick Court, 87 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7SS
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/03239/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
3 Falcon Avenue, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EH
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01929/ELUD
Use as hot food take away - class sui - generis on the side of shop 73 - 75 Elmers End Road. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
73 - 75 Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UU
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02475/FULL2
Change of use of Flat C 15 Palace Grove to 4 bedroom/4 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). RETROSPECTIVE
15C Palace Grove, Bromley, BR1 3HA
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01920/FULL6
Single storey rear extension at ground floor level with formation of enlarged raised deck/patio area, elevational alterations and landscaping works including retaining wall, lower level patio (accessed from existing basement) formation of steps and paths to address sloping garden. REVISED PLANS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED AND AMENDED DESCRIPTION
62 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BF
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02717/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory and utility structures , construction of single storey side and rear extension, reconfiguration of porch, garage roof reconfiguration, dormers and rooflights to front and rear, elevational alterations.
16 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01765/FULL1
The installation of a substation with an enclosure to serve the Y Buildings (Joseph Lancaster Hall and Ann Springman Hall), with associated infrastructure, access and landscaping.
Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02230/ADV
Installation of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign
123 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AG
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decision Made25/01363/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage. Erection of replacement dwelling incorporating basement and single integral garage (Revision to extant permission DC/22/01312/FULL1 dated 23.05.2022).
7 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/01328/FULL6
Single storey rear extension & conversion of garage into a habitable room and elevational alterations.
85 Cumberland Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PL
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/04602/FULL6
Removal of front dormer windows. Construction of two storey front extension. first floor front extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.
Kimberley Lodge, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BP
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00835/PLUD
Construction of the existing roof to a hip to gable roof and an erection of a dormer construction with front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
24 Sheringham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YJ
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01029/FULL6
Double storey side extension and addition of first floor to part of existing rear extension
3 Wolfe Close, Bromley, BR2 7LY
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04663/FULL6
Demolition of shed and existing single storey side extension and construction of a single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, two rear roof dormers, new rear garden patio with raised steps and elevational alterations.
Dees Holt, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/01440/FULL6
Single storey front porch extension
31 Broadcroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1ET
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/00612/FULL6
Construction of single storey front uPVC porch extension.
30 Hollingworth Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AQ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00859/FULL1
Conversion of part of ground floor commercial (Class E) floorspace to residential (Class C3), construction of single storey rear extension, alterations to existing first floor projection, construction of rear dormer extension and elevational alterations, with conversion of resultant space from ground floor commercial unit with split level flat above to provide commercial unit at ground floor with 4 no. self-contained flats. Replacement shopfront with amended residential and commercial access and installation of refuse storage area in front of property.
92 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE19 2AN
Received 10 Mar 2025
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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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