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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.
9,276 approved · 2,720 refused · 315 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
2 Layzell Walk, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QD
Received 23 Sept 202431 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EH
Received 1 Feb 2024The Hop & Rye, 54 London Road, Bromley, BR1 3QZ
Received 12 Oct 202371 South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RW
Received 29 Aug 2023Unit 5, Electron Trade Centre, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3RJ
Received 30 Aug 202350 Sparkes Close, Bromley, BR2 9GE
Received 28 Feb 20255 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AG
Received 26 Jan 2024The Chantry, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE9 4RW
Received 10 Apr 2025Camden Oaks, 80A Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HF
Received 5 Mar 202417 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PZ
Received 28 Aug 20243 Palace Grove, Anerley, London, SE19 2XD
Received 22 Jan 2024155 White Horse Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 6DH
Received 6 May 2025Crown House, Crown Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PL
Received 16 Jan 202323 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 11 Jan 202339 Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NX
Received 28 Feb 202432 George Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LQ
Received 20 Sept 2023Parking Area West Of The Spa, Beckenham Road, Beckenham
Received 15 Sept 2023120 Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XA
Received 6 Mar 2024Hadlow House, 9 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BG
Received 7 Aug 202320 Glassmill Lane, Bromley, BR2 0EJ
Received 28 Dec 202217 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EE
Received 10 Feb 20231 Woodchurch Drive, Bromley, BR1 2TH
Received 28 Dec 202237 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LT
Received 28 Nov 2022122 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EP
Received 26 Oct 2023Records 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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