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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 dates18,050Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,008 approved or refused records
2,724Refused applications
9,284 approved · 2,724 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made23/04529/FULL6
Hip to gable loft conversion rear dormer and front roof lights. Amendments to roof of existing rear extension by removing pitched roof and replacing with flat roof.
4 Cranleigh Close, Orpington, BR6 9HP
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/03619/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extension, front porch and rear elevational alterations. Loft conversion with gable end, rear dormers and 2 rooflights in front roof slope
6 Eccleston Close, Orpington, BR6 8BD
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/00002/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and replacement two storey side extension.
27 Dale Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 0BY
Received 2 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/03408/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and juliet balcony and 3 rooflights in front roof slope PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
26 Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RE
Received 7 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/03535/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.9m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval
25 Widecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4HH
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02057/FULL1
Second floor extensions to provide 3 one bedroom flats, and addition of first floor flank window and second floor flank privacy screen
165 - 167 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02338/FULL1
Erection of single storey side/rear conservatory extension, external kitchen, fenestration alterations, and formation of raised terrace/patio.
Bromley Court Hotel, Coniston Road, Bromley, BR1 4JD
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/03435/FULL1
Demolition of existing garage. Construction of new dwelling to rear of 35 and 37 Addington Road, with associated access, parking, refuse storage, cycle storage and amenity space.
37 Addington Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BN
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/00407/FULL1
Replacement and reconfiguration of existing fenestration at front side and rear of property.
91 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AG
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/03245/FULL6
Loft conversion with raising of ridgeline, rear L-shaped dormer with Juliet balcony and front rooflights.
22 Raleigh Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JB
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01717/FULL1
Conversion and sub-division of existing building to form three units (1x 3 bed, 1 x 2 bed, and 1 x 1 bed studio) together with elevational alterations, including a new bay window, demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey rear infill extension, together with refuse and cycle storage.
34 Addison Road, Bromley, BR2 9RR
Received 3 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03184/FULL6
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 front rooflights
5 Wellbrook Road, Orpington, BR6 8PJ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/04540/TREE
All Yew trees - Fell.
5 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UA
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01268/PLUD
Proposed garage conversion, altering the garage door to a window and a erection of porch extension.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (PROPOSED)
16 Old Tye Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3LY
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/03961/FULL1
Conversion of existing first and second floor flats into 8 bedroom 8 person HMO (use Class - Sui Generis) with associated refuse and cycle storage.
5 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AZ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00979/FULL6
Construction of roof extensions and alterations to front and rear to create habitable accommodation in the roofspace
4 Robins Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9DH
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04051/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear extension. Construction of single storey rear extension. Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights.
43 Belmont Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HW
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03767/FULL6
Single storey front extension, loft conversion including addition of front part gable and rear windows and rooflights and raising the ridge height
247 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9BY
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03494/FULL1
Demolition of existing rear MOT garage. Construction of two storey linked rear building, single storey and two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormers and front rooflights with elevational and internal alterations to provide additional retail unit and 2 new residential units (three residential units in total) with parking and refuse store.
65 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AG
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/00179/FULL6
Proposed garage in the front garden of the property detached from the main house.
30 Craven Road, Orpington, BR6 7RT
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/03705/FULL6
Roof alterations to include enlarged roof and increase in ridge height, two front dormer extensions and two rear dormer extensions.
19 The Meadway, Orpington, BR6 6HH
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03661/FULL6
Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, elevational alterations including render finish to walls.
45 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JN
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00664/FULL6
Two storey side extension.
7 Addington Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BW
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00264/PLUD
Hipped to gable loft conversion, including rear roof dormer and two front roof lights.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
42 Broomfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QD
Received 27 Jan 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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