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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.
9,473 approved · 2,779 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
2 Torver Way, Orpington, BR6 8DX
Received 23 Sept 20229 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SQ
Received 7 Feb 2023Land West Of, Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks
Received 16 Nov 202238 Cloonmore Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LF
Received 3 Oct 202265 Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 24 Apr 202356 Bedford Road, Orpington, BR6 0QH
Received 10 Apr 202377 Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9EG
Received 17 Apr 20235 Leaves Green Crescent, Keston, BR2 6DN
Received 20 Apr 202373 Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AU
Received 25 May 202324 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JW
Received 8 Aug 2023320 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NG
Received 3 May 202352 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 4DH
Received 24 Apr 20238 Woodbastwick Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5LQ
Received 22 May 202392 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PF
Received 31 Jul 20232 Powster Road, Bromley, BR1 5HF
Received 31 Jul 202335 Cherry Tree Walk, Beckenham, BR3 3PF
Received 30 May 2023380 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EX
Received 21 Aug 2023Longcroft Lodge, Pickhurst Green, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QS
Received 6 Sept 202316 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, BR6 0AY
Received 30 Nov 202325 Rowan Walk, Bromley, BR2 8QW
Received 5 Mar 202411 Redgate Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BT
Received 9 Feb 202415 Repton Road, Orpington, BR6 9HR
Received 27 Nov 202334 Albert Road, Bromley, BR2 9PY
Received 23 Nov 202326 Henville Road, Bromley, BR1 3HX
Received 23 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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