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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 dates18,143Searchable applications
840Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,063 approved or refused records
2,738Refused applications
9,325 approved · 2,738 refused · 320 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Made25/00978/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
1 Briar Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9RA
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/03794/FULL1
Elevations alterations to change to render finish to match existing adjacent buildings.
23 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE19 2AS
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00744/FULL6
Garage conversion with single storey front extension and front porch extension. Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey side extension and elevational alterations.
9 Hathaway Close, Bromley, BR2 8RD
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03429/TPO
T1 Semi-mature Ash tree located on communal lawn - Dismantle to ground level due to extensive basal decay.SUBJECT TO TPO 1237 (4.8.1995)
Street Record, Hazelhurst, Beckenham
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/00857/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and construction of a single storey side/rear extension with a part first floor side/rear extension Alterations to existing side dormer and reinstatement of chimney stack.
68 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PJ
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01800/FULL1
Increase capacity of existing Day Nursery from 18 children to 42 children, (Retrospective).
Halls Farm House, Milk Street, Bromley, BR1 5AG
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/01088/FULL1
Installation of roller shutters, replacement front door, replacement of bay window with bi-fold window, replacement roofing felt, elevational alterations and repairs including removal/replacement of existing timber detailing, replacement timber roof support posts, fascia boards, timber cladding. (Amended details).
Cricket Club Pavilion, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00675/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.83m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.67m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
105 Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5DA
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01011/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
92 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AL
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01841/FULL1
Conversion of part ground floor and existing first and second floors to 2 one bedroom flats, with revised and new entrances off Widmore Road and associated works.
25 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/02071/FULL6
Conversion of existing garage with single storey side/rear infill extension, front porch extension and first floor side extension with elevational alterations.
47 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JN
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Decision Made23/04160/TPO
T1 Oak tree - Root severance for installation of root barrier. SUBJECT TO 2721 (4.6.2021)
77 Dale Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 0BY
Received 1 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/01812/AMD2
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 23/01812/FULL6:Resizing and addition of flat rooflights set within flat roof crown and dormers
23 Sefton Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RG
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision Made23/04412/TREE
T1 Betula pendula (Silver birch) on rear right boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 1.5m from 12m down to 10.5m and average radial spread by approximately 1.5m from 8.5m to 7m. Remove major deadwood.T2 Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) on rear left boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 1m from 7m down to 6m and average radial spread by 1m from 4.5m to 3.5m.T3 Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum) on rear right boundary - Reduce in height by approximately 1.5m from 7m down to 5.5m.T4 Betula pendula (Silver birch) in front garden - Prune to provide the telephone wires with .5m clearance, all pruning cuts to be limited to smaller secondary branches.
14 Ladywood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QJ
Received 17 Nov 2023 - Decision Made20/01398/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/01398/FULL1 (Allowed at appeal APP/G5180/W/21/3268707):Condition 6 :Scheme for the protection of the retained treesCondition 7 :Proposed tree plantingCondition 8 :Programme of biodiversity enhancements
St Michaels, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BE
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision Made23/02781/TPO
T1 Oak - Crown reduce by up to 1.5m. Remove the lower tertiary branches up to the crown break leaving 4.5m ground clearance.SUBJECT TO TPO 2795 (4.7.2022)
72 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SF
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/02918/TREE
x2 Hazel stems - Remove.
The Mount, Susan Wood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NG
Received 24 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/00936/TREE
T1 White Willow - Remove to ground level.T2 Laurel - Remove to ground level.T3 Leylandii Cypress - Remove to ground level.
6 Acorn Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6LD
Received 9 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/00418/TPO
T1 Betula pendula (Silver birch) In neighbouring front garden at 18 Oleander Close - Reduce 2x low branches back from the south side by approximately 3.5m.T2 Tilia (Lime) - Prune back the overhang on the east side by approximately 3.5m.T3 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Prune back the overhang on the east side by approximately 3.5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 69 (5.7.1971)
29 Oleander Close, Orpington, BR6 7TQ
Received 2 Feb 2023 - Decision Made24/02941/TREE
Self-seeded Sycamore tree - Remove.
13 Elm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/00116/TPSPLD
T3 Oak tree with Beef Steak fungi at base - Fell.T5.2 Lime tree - Reduce by 6m in height.SUBJECT TO TPO 79 (19.10.1972)
Street Record, Wood Lodge Gardens, Bromley
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision Made22/04116/TPO
Lime tree - Reduce height by 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 90 (29.5.1973)
2 Copley Dene, Bromley, BR1 2PW
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/03550/TREE
T1 Mahonia - Fell to ground level.TG2 Holly x3 - Crown reduce in height just below previous points (height from 7.0m to 5.5m and radial spread from 4.0m to 3.2m).
7 Aldersmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NA
Received 18 Sept 2023 - Decision Made22/00740/CONDT3
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of planning condition 19 - cycle parking, of planning permission 22/00740/FULL1 dated 15th March 2023.
The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 19 Apr 2023
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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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