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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.
9,443 approved · 2,767 refused · 325 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
117 Venner Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5HU
Received 9 Dec 2024111 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AA
Received 7 Apr 2025122 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LN
Received 22 Apr 202532 Lennard Close, West Wickham, BR4 9AY
Received 16 Dec 20244 Keston Park Close, Keston, BR2 6DX
Received 19 Dec 20221A Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EQ
Received 7 Oct 202424 Tudor Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2UH
Received 1 Jul 20241 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8AB
Received 27 Sept 2022Chatterton Works, Chantry Lane, Bromley, BR2 9QL
Received 5 Sept 2024Baring Hall Hotel 368 Baring Road London SE12 0DU, Lewisham Council
Received 4 Mar 2025Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 28 Jun 2024The Shackleton Centre, West Camp, Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PR
Received 21 Aug 202339 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JG
Received 21 Feb 2023Drumholme, 181A Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AT
Received 1 Jun 2023Flat 1, 31 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QZ
Received 4 Dec 202310A Sherman Road, Bromley, BR1 3JH
Received 17 Oct 20248 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PF
Received 16 Jan 202416 Kingsway, West Wickham, BR4 9JF
Received 10 Nov 2022107 South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 3AX
Received 28 Jun 20245 Elm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JB
Received 16 Sept 202262 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HF
Received 7 Jun 202384 Edward Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JS
Received 2 Jan 202547 Hill Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6HZ
Received 11 Jun 202444 Bushey Way, Beckenham, BR3 6TB
Received 8 May 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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