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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 dates18,081Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,023 approved or refused records
2,729Refused applications
9,294 approved · 2,729 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made23/03145/PLUD
Detached garden building for ancillary use to main houseLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
9 Elham Close, Bromley, BR1 2TQ
Received 16 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/03668/CUETC3
Change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 3x residential units under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
Thinkpad House, 155A Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JP
Received 24 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/04333/FULL1
Installation of new plant, extract ducts, gas coolers and condensing units with steel gantry on the roof of existing Sainsbury's Superstore.
J Sainsbury Plc, Pallant Way, Orpington, BR6 8NZ
Received 13 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/03720/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of two storey rear extension.
17 Partridge Drive, Orpington, BR6 8PE
Received 2 Oct 2023 - Decision Made23/03109/FULL6
Installation of 28 solar panels (RETROSPECTIVE)
Barton, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 14 Aug 2023 - Decision Made23/04600/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with L shaped dormer and roof lights to front.LAWFUL DEVELOMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
65 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, BR2 0ES
Received 1 Dec 2023 - Decision Made23/04691/FULL6
Change of use from the existing outbuilding to a one bedroom habitable granny annex and retained gym, entertainment room with addition of insultation.
35 Cranbrook Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QA
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decision Made23/04407/ELUD
Removal of single storey prefabricated conservatory extension to side and replaced with masonry built single storey side extension, elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
2 Melody Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PG
Received 15 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/03330/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension
29 Sudbury Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4PY
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/02356/FULL1
Proposed conservatory to rear ground floor of property
Flat 2, 28 Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3SL
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01995/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side and rear extensions. First Floor side and rear extension and roof extension for loft conversion
150 Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9EE
Received 24 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03063/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.5m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.99m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
137 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01923/FULL6
Erection of an upper ground floor front extension (RETROSPECTIVE)
13 Sandy Bury, Orpington, BR6 9SD
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03464/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
22 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3HN
Received 14 Sept 2024 - Decision Made19/04588/RECON
An application submitted under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a material amendment to vary planning condition 2 of the planning appeal reference number: APP/G5180/W/21/3285586 (Council reference ref: 19/04588/FULL1) allowed on the 21st November 2022
70 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 15 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/02383/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 2.9m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.75m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
129 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BQ
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01442/FULL6
Construction of new double open sided timber car port to front/side garden
Pines Cottage , 22 Pines Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AA
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02139/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of part one/two storey side and rear extension.
43 Chorleywood Crescent, Orpington, BR5 2SG
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/03213/PLUD
Loft conversion with hip to gables with rear dormer and front roof lights/window to side (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
Bramley Hyrst, Oldfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LF
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02550/FULL1
Loft conversion with front rooflights, solar panels and rear dormer with Juliet balcony and elevational alterations
41 Holland Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DS
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decision Made23/01769/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission ref 23/01769/FULL6Condition 3: Details of the materials to be used for the external surfaces of the building.Condition 4: Details of provision to accommodate operatives and construction vehicles off-loading,parking and turning within the site
By France, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/04387/FULL1
Erection of detached dwellinghouse on land opposite The Bungalow, North End Lane, Downe.
Land Opposite The Bungalow, North End Lane, Downe, Orpington
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04167/FULL6
Partial garage conversion with elevational alterations,
1 Ashdown Close, Beckenham, BR3 6TJ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04575/FULL6
Demolition of chimney. Loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony, 3x front rooflights and 1x second floor side window.
18 Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX
Received 16 Sept 2024
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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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