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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9,291 approved · 2,728 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Court Farm Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JH
Received 28 Oct 202460 Sandhurst Road, Orpington, BR6 9HW
Received 26 Mar 2025Pimalai, The Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6QS
Received 2 May 2025Foxbury, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 18 Oct 202373 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HP
Received 10 Oct 2023Little Lavender, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NT
Received 27 Sept 2023The Sydney Arms, Old Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6PL
Received 12 Apr 202415 Cloisters Avenue, Bickley, Bromley, BR2 8AN
Received 25 Nov 2024Rock And Fountain Rock Hill Orpington BR6 7PJ, Sevenoaks District Council
Received 8 Feb 202354 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JX
Received 11 Aug 2023The Croft, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 3 Jan 20231 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 27 Aug 202433 Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 21 Mar 2023Red House Cottage, Hawthorne Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HG
Received 19 Apr 2024Shortlands Golf Club, Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX
Received 21 Oct 2022Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 25 Sept 2023White Gates, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
Received 16 Nov 2022483 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Received 8 Dec 202374 Southlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9NF
Received 2 Aug 2024Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 2 Oct 202498 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PR
Received 16 Dec 202429 Eldred Drive, Orpington, BR5 4PE
Received 30 Nov 202229 The Spinneys, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NT
Received 22 Mar 202321 Alexandra Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3NZ
Received 27 Jun 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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