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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.
9,285 approved · 2,726 refused · 315 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Seabrook Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9AJ
Received 9 Jan 202366 Pope Road, Bromley, BR2 9QB
Received 7 Nov 202211 The Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0HB
Received 15 Feb 2023Access Self Storage, Access House, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3QB
Received 8 Nov 2022102 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LT
Received 21 Nov 2022259 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JQ
Received 18 Nov 2022Land West Of And Adjacent To The Boundary, Hangrove Hill, Downe, Orpington
Received 17 May 20237 Greenways, Beckenham, BR3 3NG
Received 6 Jun 20236 Oakleigh Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9PL
Received 19 Apr 2023Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 3 Aug 2023Top Flat, 4 Westfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EU
Received 13 Jul 2023Benwick Court, 87 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7SS
Received 22 Dec 202336 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LW
Received 22 Dec 20234 Jaffray Road, Bromley, BR2 9NR
Received 19 Dec 202324 Elm Grove, Orpington, BR6 0AB
Received 17 Nov 202389 New Street Hill, Bromley, BR1 5BA
Received 29 May 2024Toppers Oak, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 20 Dec 2023Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 11 Jul 202419 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BG
Received 22 Jul 202455 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JG
Received 24 Jun 2024The Coach House, 2A Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NY
Received 12 Oct 202310 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PX
Received 21 Sept 2023Olleys Posh Wosh, 151 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3PW
Received 20 Dec 202480 Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DW
Received 9 Jan 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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