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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.
9,280 approved · 2,721 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 0JW
Received 27 Aug 202424 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BU
Received 29 Jan 2024Cudham Hall, Cudham Lane South, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QB
Received 5 Sept 20236 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JF
Received 25 Nov 20242 Station Cottages, Station Approach, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 6EU
Received 23 Nov 202328 Sherwood Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PD
Received 26 Mar 2025Willies Chicken Farm, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 21 Nov 202349 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AE
Received 25 Jan 202410 Monks Way, Orpington, BR5 1HN
Received 22 May 2025120 - 122 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JS
Received 13 Feb 202575 Lennard Road, London, SE20 7LY
Received 7 Jul 2023117 Glentrammon Road, Orpington, BR6 6DQ
Received 4 Nov 202413 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 13 Mar 202522 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 1 Nov 202347 Hill Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6HZ
Received 11 Jun 20247 Orchard Villas, Old Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6PX
Received 24 Sept 20242 Dickens Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6RU
Received 20 Jun 20234 The Meadows, Orpington, BR6 6HS
Received 12 Jan 20241 Coniscliffe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5NW
Received 5 Jan 2023Car Park Adjacent To St Marys Church, High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington
Received 1 Jun 20237 Faro Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2RR
Received 10 Mar 202368 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0JA
Received 6 Aug 2024Lyndale, Beechcroft, Chislehurst, BR7 5DB
Received 25 Sept 202485 Royston Road, Penge, London, SE20 7QW
Received 27 Sept 2024Records 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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