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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.
9,490 approved · 2,783 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1 - 3 Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NA
Received 31 Aug 202367 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, BR6 0BB
Received 29 Nov 2023122A Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XA
Received 26 Oct 202341 Felmingham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YD
Received 7 Feb 202422 West Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LW
Received 6 Mar 202433 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PR
Received 17 Jan 2024Pumping Station, Valley Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HB
Received 22 Dec 2023Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 9 Nov 202359 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5DG
Received 16 Jan 202477 Eden Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AS
Received 19 Feb 2024160 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DT
Received 28 Dec 202312 Beamish Road, Orpington, BR5 4EA
Received 16 Feb 2024211 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BJ
Received 11 Mar 2024142 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BE
Received 17 Jan 202496 Newstead Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RN
Received 8 Jan 202416 Melrose Crescent, Orpington, BR6 9NT
Received 23 Sept 202435 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 3NL
Received 22 Apr 202430 Hillview Road, Orpington, BR6 0SF
Received 4 Sept 202421 Uplands, Beckenham, BR3 3NB
Received 20 Jun 202429 Hayes Garden, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DQ
Received 28 May 2024Land Opposite 1 Maypole Cottages, Jubilee Road, Orpington
Received 15 Aug 202452 Kedleston Drive, Orpington, BR5 2DR
Received 7 May 2024229 Chipperfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2PZ
Received 14 Jun 2024Burnhill House, 50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, BR3 3TE
Received 16 Oct 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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