Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
9,423 approved · 2,759 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunavon, Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
Received 3 Mar 202538 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 19 Dec 202322 St Georges Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AU
Received 27 Sept 202231A Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HJ
Received 7 Dec 202324A Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JE
Received 13 Nov 2023Sherbrooke, Heathfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AH
Received 5 Jun 202315 Arthur Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3DD
Received 20 Feb 2023168 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8JB
Received 15 Sept 2022Cow And Bean, Station Square, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LZ
Received 20 Sept 202268 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LD
Received 13 Oct 202288 Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3JE
Received 17 Nov 2022154 Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR2 9LH
Received 19 Oct 20221 Mickleham Close, Orpington, BR5 2SN
Received 9 Nov 2022Land Outside Kemnal Technology College, Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup
Received 3 Feb 202320 Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BT
Received 26 Jan 20235 Blendon Path, Bromley, BR1 3TG
Received 3 Nov 202265 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JP
Received 8 Nov 202266 Maxwell Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9QU
Received 23 Feb 202343 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7HW
Received 21 Dec 202231 Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6JF
Received 20 Jan 2023132 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EU
Received 11 Nov 20224 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UB
Received 9 Dec 202275 Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RY
Received 1 Nov 2022Land And Garages Rear Of 1 To 5 Park Place, Park Road, Bromley
Received 3 Apr 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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