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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 dates18,093Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,029 approved or refused records
2,731Refused applications
9,298 approved · 2,731 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/01482/FULL1
Alterations to site frontage landscaping and pedestrian access, including formation of ramped access to main reception, alteration to front boundary treatment, elevational alterations including canopy over staff entrance, canopied walkway between junior and senior schools, alterations to western faþade, installation of set-back pedestrian and vehicular gates, installation of cycle shelters, installation of locker shelter, with hard and soft landscaping alteration to internal courtyard area.
Bromley High School For Girls, Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TW
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/00157/FULL6
Alterations to extend existing side/rear dormers and front rooflight
52 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/03068/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of permission ref. 23/03068/FULL3 for Demolition of existing outrigger and erection of two storey rear extension and rear dormer window to create 2 x 2 bed flats and provide new extension to existing shop at ground floor. Change of use class from convenience shop at ground floor E(a) to small offices E(g)(i) with replacement shop front. Enlargement and change of use from residential garage C3 to a small office E(g)(i) to allow for amendments of the approved plans including enlargement of Office B and changes to the location of waste & recycling provision for flats above.
196 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JN
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02908/FULL6
Loft conversion including increase in ridge height, rear dormer extension, juliet balcony and 3 x front roof lights. (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)
8 Princes Plain, Bromley, BR2 8LE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/00981/ADV
Installation of replacement signs to include: 2x non-illuminated standing sign, 2x non-illuminated poster display cases.
St Johns Church, 2 St John's Road, Penge, London, SE20 7EQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01991/FULL6
Demolition of garage single storey front and rear extension. Two storey side extension. Loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balcony with roof lights.
196 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AS
Received 24 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01918/FULL6
Single storey side/rear extension
19 Husseywell Crescent, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LN
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01591/FULL1
Renewal of front timber entrance screens with new aluminum system and new powder coated aluminium entrance door and entrance system at 4-7 Hawkinge Walk
4 Hawkinge Walk, Orpington, BR5 3SB
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02521/FULL1
Replacement to a first floor bay window (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
125 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7AZ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02949/LBC
Refurbishment of Grade II listed multi use building to provide sale of food and drink outlets at ground floor level (Use Class E(b)) and multi-use room at basement level, function hall and separate business centre at first floor level and refurbished hotel guest rooms on second and third floor levels, together with addition of single storey garden room extension to rear of the building, formation of French windows to match existing at ground floor side onto covered way, formation of lift enclosure at 2nd floor to provide extended lift access to bedroom floors. (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
175 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/03372/FULL6
Enlargement to single storey rear extension and external changes.
Pippins, Cherrycot Rise, Orpington, BR6 7DL
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02672/FULL6
Single storey side extension
6 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03270/CUETC3
Change of use of ground floor from Use Class E (commercial) to one ground floor studio flat, Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) 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).
91 Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QQ
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/03219/FULL6
Garage conversion to habitable room, part one/two storey side extension and six side roof solar panels.
Daylight House, Tower Close, Orpington, BR6 0SP
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision Made25/01756/CUETC3
Change of use at North Building, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH from office (Use Class E) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to form 63 residential units, under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 days application for prior approval)
Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Received 9 May 2025 - Decision Made24/04166/FULL6
Part one/two storey side extension with front and rear dormer, rear rooflights, elevational alterations and addition of pedestrian side access gates. (Revised drawing).
42 Crossway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PE
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04136/FULL6
Single storey rear extension and first floor extension to the side and rear.
21 Oakhill Road, Orpington, BR6 0AE
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04145/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory. Construction of single storey extension to garage, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations. (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
6 Inglewood Copse, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BB
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00505/FULL6
Part one/part two storey front, side and rear extensions, conversion of roof space to habitable accommodation including increase in ridge height, rear dormer extensions, front and side rooflights, and elevational alterations
5 Oldfield Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LL
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01394/FULL1
Second floor rear extension, rear dormer extension and front roof lights and elevational alterations including the removal of the rear stair access and storage building, along with formation of entrance and new internal stair access to upper flats from front of building. Provision of 1no two bedroom flat and 1no three bedroom flat with associated refuse and cycle storage at rear.
205A High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7PF
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/04754/FULL6
Loft conversion comprising gable side dormers and rear dormer with Juliet balcony, rooflights to front and rear, elevational alterations comprising insulated render to walls.
92 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LT
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04164/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two front roof lights.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
27 Devonshire Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QP
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00787/FULL6
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion including raising the roof and alterations to fenestration
8 Gleeson Drive, Orpington, BR6 9LJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04443/FULL6
Two storey rear extension, addition of pitched roof to front bay windows, garage conversion, removal of two chimneys, replacement roof with rear dormers and windows in roof and elevational alterations (revision to previously approved 24/02244/FULL6) ) PART RETROSPECTIVE
Bishops Well, Crown Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PL
Received 27 Nov 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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