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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 dates18,054Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,011 approved or refused records
2,726Refused applications
9,285 approved · 2,726 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made24/01645/FULL6
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room, construction of new garage to side, demolition of existing conservatory and construction of infill single storey rear extension., elevational alterations.
61 Mead Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9ER
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decision Made23/04012/LBC
The extension of the existing garage with related works at Holwood House Keston Kent
Holwood House, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decision Made23/04645/FULL2
Change of use from Class E to a Nail Salon (Sui Generis), including changes to shop layout.
118 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DF
Received 5 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/01001/PLUD
Replacement of windows Under Class M of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Cudham Primary School, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision Made23/04133/PLUD
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Cherry Tree Cottage, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 31 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/00962/FULL6
Demolition of existing outbuilding, construction of ground floor rear infill extension, relocation of side gate and addition of fencing to side boundary, change of existing flat roof to hipped with new solar roof (revision to the ground floor extension previously approved application 23/03532/FULL6 with addition of fencing and relocation of side gate 23/03532/FULL6).
8 Willett Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QH
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02154/FULL6
Two storey side/rear extension to provide self-contained annex at ground floor, single storey side extension, roof extensions and alterations to create additional accommodation at first floor, alterations to roof of existing single storey front porch extension, elevational alterations, and extensions to front and side of existing garage and garage roof to create pitched roof
4 Appledore Close, Bromley, BR2 9BZ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01559/FULL1
Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of 2 semi-detached two storey 3-bedroom dwellings, associated vehicular access, car parking and landscaping
44 Shepperton Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DN
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02334/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey side and rear wraparound extension
25 Adelaide Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6BB
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/02594/FULL6
Single storey front extension and extension of existing dormer
18 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HG
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02638/LBC
Installation of solar panels on roof of rear extension and on ground of rear and side gardens.
The Lodge, The Drive, Scadbury, Chislehurst, BR7 6LW
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03145/FULL6
Demolition of garage, two outbuildings and two chimneys and proposed ground floor wrap-around side and rear extension, first floor side extension, elevational alterations to include replacement of all windows, first floor rear juliet balcony with balustrade, and enlargement of front driveway.
4 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LB
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/03598/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, construction of single store rear/side extension.
101 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TP
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02904/FULL2
Change of the upper floors from ancillary office (Use Class E(c)(i)) to an 8 room House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class - Sui Generis) with associated internal bin and cycle store.
36 Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NF
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01165/FULL6
Replacement of existing roof coverings.
13 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02562/FULL6
Demolition of garage single storey side extension part one/two storey rear extension loft conversion with rear dormer and window to side.
11 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03144/PLUD
Part demolition of existing rear extension. Construction of single storey rear infill extension and elevational alterations to include front porch. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
16 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/03466/PLUD
Two detached garden buildings for home office and gym LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
4 Grosvenor Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QU
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/01068/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear extension with raised steps
32 Bourne Vale, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JW
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02655/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension and elevational alterations
53 High Beeches, Orpington, BR6 6EE
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03325/ADV
Display of 2x freestanding post mounted non-illuminated board signs.
St Mary Of Nazareth Church, The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decision Made06/04190/RECON
Variation of Condition 2 (opening hours 12:00 – 00:00 Mondays to Saturdays) and Condition 3 (opening hours before 12 noon or after 11pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays, Christmas Day or Good Friday) of permission 06/04190/FULL2, granted for the change of use from restaurant/café (Class A3) to restaurant/takeaway (Class A3/A5), to allow change of hours to Monday - Thursday: 11:00 - 00.30, Friday & Saturday: 11:00 - 01.30, Sunday: 11:00 - 23:00 under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow extended opening hours.
22 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EA
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00144/PLUD
Single storey outbuilding at rear of garden.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
75 Beaconsfield Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4DS
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/00072/ELUD
Change of use from C3 to C4 (small HMO) - LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
59 Hearns Road, Orpington, BR5 3NF
Received 9 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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