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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.
9,284 approved · 2,724 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
28 Hilda Vale Road, Orpington, BR6 7AN
Received 6 Feb 202542 Crossway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PE
Received 31 Jan 202572 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HU
Received 3 Jan 202565 Queens Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JJ
Received 14 May 2025203 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7PF
Received 30 Apr 202472 St Georges Road West, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NP
Received 5 Dec 2023Wallings, Heathfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AH
Received 23 Jan 2024Avalon, Summer Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NZ
Received 16 May 202340 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4BJ
Received 6 Oct 202225 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 11 Nov 202235 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5ET
Received 10 Feb 202550 Rusland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8AT
Received 2 Dec 2024Oak House, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 27 Oct 2023Dees Holt, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 20 May 2023The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 6 Feb 20231 Kemsing Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7ET
Received 22 Apr 202572 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JP
Received 31 Jan 2023Land At Junction With Crofton Road, Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington
Received 30 Jan 202327 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Received 12 Jun 2024Footzie Social Club, Station Approach, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BQ
Received 28 Mar 202515 Romney Drive, Bromley, BR1 2TE
Received 18 Oct 2024Riverside House, 1 New Mill Road, Orpington, BR5 3QA
Received 3 Oct 202485 Royston Road, Penge, London, SE20 7QW
Received 19 Dec 2022Land And Garages Rear Of 8 To 12, Laurel Grove, Penge, London
Received 14 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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