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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates18,399Searchable applications
852Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,227 approved or refused records
2,773Refused applications
9,454 approved · 2,773 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Sept 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made23/04232/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension
48 Ancaster Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DY
Received 6 Nov 2023 - Decision Made22/03953/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission reference 22/03953/FULL6 (appeal reference APP/G1580/D/23/3317265):Condition 3 External materials. (Additional/amended details).
Wallings, Heathfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AH
Received 11 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/03811/PLUD
Outbuilding to rear garden with decking. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
66 Elm Grove, Orpington, BR6 0AD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/00323/FULL6
Replace existing front door with climatic period victorian style wooden effect front door to match existing size.
11 Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5AY
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decision Made20/01457/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow variation of Condition 4 pursuant to permission ref. 20/01457/FULL3 (granted for change of use to coffee shop / cafÚ (Mixed Use Class A1/A3) and elevational alterations) to allow alterations to the hours of operation to operate until 08:00 to 23:00 on any day.
27 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AE
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/00914/FULL1
Retrospective application for siting of InPost Parcel Locker
Car Park Adjacent 200, Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02093/CUETC3
Change of Use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 7 residential units, under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
57 Liddon Road, Bromley, BR1 2SR
Received 30 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02389/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia signage
117 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LG
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/02980/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear canopy and chimney, construction of part one/two storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
11 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02697/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 2.95m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.85m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
57 Foxbury Drive, Orpington, BR6 6EJ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02132/FULL1
Replacement timber sash windows to first floor front, rear and left hand side elevations.
81B Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NR
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01789/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
40 Derwent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EW
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01868/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
21 Holbrook Way, Bromley, BR2 8EF
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02857/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension with green roof, and glass pergola to rear.
31 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AN
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03931/PLUD
Placement of a caravan within the curtilage of Ground Floor 85 Marlow Road for ancillary residential use. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Ground Floor, 85 Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XR
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/02962/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights. (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
64 Rusland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8AT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01699/PLUD
Single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
7 Lodge Close, Orpington, BR6 0QQ
Received 3 May 2024 - Decision Made25/00445/FULL1
Detached three storey building comprising a drive-through for hot food takeaway on the ground floor, kitchen and staff areas on the first floor and a bakery area on the second floor, including external terraces, new parking layout, cycle parking and ancillary bin storage
Olleys Posh Wosh, 151 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3PW
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04355/PLUD
Hipped to gable loft conversion including rear roof dormer and three front roof lights. LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
64 Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RF
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00377/FULL6
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)
8 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9ER
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00865/FULL6
Demolition of garage and rear conservatory and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extension with rear Juliet balcony, hipped to gable roof alterations and elevational alterations.
62 Kechill Gardens, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NG
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00359/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage/utility, construction of 2 storey side extension, single storey rear extension, elevational alterations.
65 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JU
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/01316/FULL1
Installation of external elevation insulation of the ground, first and second floors of the building.
Clarendon House, Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8BA
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/00756/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer/extension over existing rear outrigger with Juliet balcony and 2 rooflights in front roof slope PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
35 Birkbeck Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SL
Received 3 Mar 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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