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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.
9,417 approved · 2,757 refused · 325 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
27 Selby Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5RU
Received 26 Mar 20258 Stanley Road, Orpington, BR6 0ET
Received 2 Jun 202542 Vicarage Drive, Beckenham, BR3 1JW
Received 26 May 202557 Holmdale Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6BY
Received 30 May 202577 Victoria Road, Bromley, BR2 9PL
Received 6 May 2025Street Record, Sunnydale, Orpington
Received 23 Mar 202347 Fox Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2XA
Received 22 Jan 202448 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EW
Received 7 May 2024208 - 212 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JN
Received 23 Oct 2023Maitland, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NT
Received 16 Oct 202431 Heathfield, Chislehurst, BR7 6AF
Received 21 Sept 2023Western Motor Works (Chislehurst) Ltd, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6HB
Received 17 Jan 2025High Trees, Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LE
Received 13 Jun 2024Mountfield, 70 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HF
Received 7 Aug 2024Pumping Station, Valley Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HB
Received 26 Jul 2024Shirley, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 13 Feb 20232 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RL
Received 9 Jan 202317 Davenant Place, Sydenham, London, SE26 6AT
Received 8 Jan 2025West Wickham Library, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0SH
Received 15 Dec 20228 Mitchell Road, Orpington, BR6 9TP
Received 15 May 2025Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 2 Oct 202316 Pelham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SG
Received 30 Nov 20224 Pleydell Avenue, Anerley, London, SE19 2LP
Received 12 Jan 202416 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 25 May 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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