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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9,288 approved · 2,727 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
34 Melbury Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5ET
Received 17 Apr 20242 Spinney Close, Beckenham, BR3 3XA
Received 14 May 20245 Springfield Gardens, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LY
Received 9 Sept 202430 Gladstone Road, Orpington, BR6 7DZ
Received 12 Feb 2025270 Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QY
Received 14 Jan 20255 The Weald, Chislehurst, BR7 5DT
Received 28 Mar 202561 Freelands Road, Bromley, BR1 3HZ
Received 6 May 202529 Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0LJ
Received 24 Apr 202515 Grange Road, Orpington, BR6 8ED
Received 27 Mar 20251 Crown Close, Orpington, BR6 6JP
Received 27 Jan 2025Haddon, Beechcroft, Chislehurst, BR7 5DB
Received 18 Oct 20245 Greys Park Close, Keston, BR2 6BD
Received 21 Mar 202542 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 13 Mar 2025Land Rear Of 3 To 7, Fishers Wood Grove, Bromley
Received 28 May 20258 Eynsford Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DP
Received 15 May 2025The White House, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 20 Nov 20249 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 22 Jan 20249 Cumberland Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PG
Received 28 Apr 2023207 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AG
Received 9 Feb 202447 Homestead Road, Orpington, BR6 6HN
Received 4 Jul 20232 Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AD
Received 14 Feb 2023Milton House, Abbey Park, Beckenham, BR3 1PW
Received 8 Dec 2022Downline, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 18 Mar 202436 Glebe House Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BN
Received 16 May 2025Records 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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