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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.
9,404 approved · 2,756 refused · 323 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Sept 2022 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oaklands Court, 6 Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3SW
Received 13 Dec 202242 Old Hill, Orpington, BR6 6BN
Received 14 Nov 202297A Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QU
Received 28 Nov 20222 Vale Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AL
Received 13 Feb 20237 Park Farm Road, Bromley, BR1 2PF
Received 21 Dec 2022Doves House, 4 Cardinal Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6SA
Received 3 Jul 2023Highview, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 27 Oct 20224 Hayfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2DW
Received 1 Nov 202211 Thorndon Close, Orpington, BR5 2SH
Received 24 Oct 20223 Alexandra Cottages, Hardings Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7JJ
Received 18 Jan 202346A Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5DB
Received 6 Oct 20226 Friar Road, Orpington, BR5 2BL
Received 5 Dec 202256 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HP
Received 22 May 2023106 Gravel Road, Bromley, BR2 8PN
Received 9 Feb 2023Shepheard's House, Manor Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5FT
Received 30 Jan 2023243 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JY
Received 20 Mar 2023Pittsmead Grange Care Home, 34 West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BX
Received 2 Aug 202360 Borkwood Way, Orpington, BR6 9PF
Received 6 Jul 20234 Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UY
Received 24 May 20235 Tremaine Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UA
Received 10 Nov 202336 Crescent Road, Beckenham, BR3 6NE
Received 12 Feb 2024Harptree House, Sevenoaks Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7SE
Received 1 Nov 2023End Kennel Block (South East) And Land Adjacent, Highams Court, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 29 Feb 2024116 Imperial Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6JS
Received 12 Oct 2023Records 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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