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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.
9,288 approved · 2,727 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St John's Coptic Orthodox Church, 11 Dunbar Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RG
Received 17 Dec 202436 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QB
Received 4 Sept 202330 Wellsmoor Gardens, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HT
Received 13 Sept 202329 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 9 Apr 2024Flat 9, Arbor House, 6 Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0RY
Received 1 Aug 202441 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QS
Received 1 Mar 20237 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6SR
Received 23 Aug 2024Barfield, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 28 Oct 2024Walnuts Leisure Centre, Lych Gate Road, Orpington, BR6 0TJ
Received 21 Jan 202510 Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LW
Received 26 Feb 202574 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SF
Received 14 Aug 202312 Acorn Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6LD
Received 30 Oct 2022Dominion House, Compass Lane, Bromley, BR1 1ST
Received 6 May 20258 Julian Road, Orpington, BR6 6HU
Received 6 Jan 2023Land Fronting 271 - 277, High Street, Orpington
Received 31 Mar 202510 Broadwalk, Orpington, BR6 7RZ
Received 9 Aug 2023Littlewood Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 5 May 202356 Links Way, Beckenham, BR3 3DQ
Received 20 Mar 20237 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 21 Mar 202327A Rodway Road, Bromley, BR1 3JJ
Received 16 Feb 20232 Eldred Drive, Orpington, BR5 4PF
Received 10 Jul 202318 Overbrae, Beckenham, BR3 1SX
Received 5 Apr 202429 Hilda Vale Road, Orpington, BR6 7AN
Received 24 Jun 2024Land To The South Of Trunks House, Trunks Alley, Swanley
Received 18 Apr 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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