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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.
9,483 approved · 2,782 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 15 Oct 2024Downe Hall, Cudham Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LF
Received 25 Aug 2023David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HL
Received 11 Oct 20221 Norheads Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3XT
Received 9 Dec 202224 Randolph Road, Bromley, BR2 8PU
Received 3 Apr 20239 Meadow Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6JB
Received 7 Mar 202326 Cleave Avenue, Orpington, BR6 7HB
Received 21 Oct 202234 Sandford Road, Bromley, BR2 9AW
Received 22 Nov 2022Pimalai, The Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6QS
Received 17 Oct 2022Flat 2 Garden Flat, 7 Bevington Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LD
Received 3 Nov 202269 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HG
Received 18 Jul 202337 Cromwell Avenue, Bromley, BR2 9AG
Received 11 Nov 2022207 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AG
Received 27 Oct 202230 Highland Road, Bromley, BR1 4AD
Received 21 Oct 202211 Bell Gardens, Orpington, BR5 4DA
Received 20 Mar 202313 Saxville Road, Orpington, BR5 3AN
Received 13 Jun 202366 Sunray Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8EW
Received 26 Apr 2023461 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Received 2 Aug 20232 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BQ
Received 10 Mar 202330 Liddon Road, Bromley, BR1 2SS
Received 12 Jun 20238 Westholme, Orpington, BR6 0AN
Received 14 Apr 202366 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EH
Received 10 May 202319 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JN
Received 24 Mar 2023130 Andover Road, Orpington, BR6 8BL
Received 6 Nov 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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