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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.
9,291 approved · 2,728 refused · 316 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
272 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NB
Received 16 Feb 202389 Langley Way, West Wickham, BR4 0DJ
Received 2 Feb 2023Strattmore, Silverstead Lane, Westerham, TN16 2HY
Received 12 Dec 2022Ridgeway, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 16 Nov 202218 Stumps Hill Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1RS
Received 24 Oct 202218 Elmstead Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EQ
Received 6 Dec 202221 Lime Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EB
Received 15 Feb 202350 Herbert Road, Bromley, BR2 9SH
Received 9 Jan 2024Graylings, Camden Way, Chislehurst, BR7 5HT
Received 8 Nov 202221 Meath Close, Orpington, BR5 2HF
Received 14 Nov 20222 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BQ
Received 2 May 202327 Green Way, Bromley, BR2 8EZ
Received 19 Jun 202327 Beechwood Avenue, Orpington, BR6 7EZ
Received 14 Apr 20237 Rusland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8AU
Received 24 Mar 2023Barfield, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 25 May 2023147 - 149 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7AZ
Received 7 Jun 202376 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DF
Received 1 Jun 202325 Heathfield Road, Bromley, BR1 3RN
Received 8 Nov 202379 Gates Green Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DE
Received 27 Jul 2023Uphill Cottage, Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 20 Dec 20238 Yester Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5LR
Received 25 Oct 202348 Stanley Road, Bromley, BR2 9JH
Received 29 Aug 20236 The Meadway, Orpington, BR6 6HH
Received 4 Sept 202324 Broadwalk, Orpington, BR6 7RZ
Received 6 May 2024Records 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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