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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.
9,295 approved · 2,729 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1B Greys Park Close, Keston, BR2 6BD
Received 21 Nov 20239 Silverdale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NH
Received 26 May 2023Saxbys, St Pauls Cray Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6QA
Received 30 Jun 202315 Crystal Palace Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6EG
Received 17 Mar 2025Rosecroft Social Club, 269 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
Received 22 Nov 202413 Lancaster Close, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QF
Received 28 Jun 2023Walsh Place, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QE
Received 14 Nov 202260 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HG
Received 23 Dec 202210 Smarden Grove, Mottingham, London, SE9 4LS
Received 28 Dec 2022146 Lennard Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QP
Received 11 Sept 202419 Mornington Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2RE
Received 26 Jun 202431 Woodlea Drive, Bromley, BR2 0UG
Received 3 May 202428 Park Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0LF
Received 8 May 20251 Boscobel Close, Bromley, BR1 2BF
Received 20 Feb 202537A Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HJ
Received 10 Jul 2024The Coach House, Timber Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5PA
Received 2 Oct 2023Spring Cottage, 2A Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 29 Apr 2024Eldridge, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 21 Jul 2023163A Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3JW
Received 6 Dec 202210 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PD
Received 24 Jul 2023Central Court, 1B Knoll Rise, Orpington, BR6 0JA
Received 19 Oct 2022132 Village Way, Beckenham, BR3 3PH
Received 6 Jan 2023112 London Road, Bromley, BR1 3RL
Received 6 Feb 202335 Rolleston Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AJ
Received 30 Nov 2022Records 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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