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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.
9,342 approved · 2,743 refused · 321 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Doric Court, Albemarle Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JA
Received 18 Oct 2024Green Court, 27 Beckenham Grove, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0XS
Received 3 May 20245 Thornton Dene, Beckenham, BR3 3ND
Received 5 Oct 2023Warren Farm, Berrys Green Road, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AJ
Received 15 Nov 2022101 The Ridge, Orpington, BR6 8AG
Received 5 Dec 2022White Earth, Snag Lane, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7RG
Received 10 Oct 2022Gara Rise, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NS
Received 20 Jan 202322B Blakeney Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HD
Received 13 Jan 202317 Castledine Road, Penge, London, SE20 8PL
Received 27 Feb 202314 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 27 Oct 2022100 Babbacombe Road, Bromley, BR1 3LS
Received 19 Oct 2022191A High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 17 Jan 202327 Cedar Road, Bromley, BR1 3BY
Received 23 May 2023Transmitter Mast (Shared C5442), Beckenham Rugby Football Club, Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Received 23 May 202325 Courtfield Rise, West Wickham, BR4 9BD
Received 28 Jun 202391 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AT
Received 13 Apr 202321 Standard Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7HJ
Received 16 Aug 20232 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
Received 16 May 2023104 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PF
Received 4 Jul 2023150 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 1GU
Received 25 May 202383 Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8EP
Received 21 Feb 2024181 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 1 Mar 2024128 Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9DZ
Received 26 Jan 2024Frankie & Benny's, Farnborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7DH
Received 9 Sept 2024Records 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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