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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.
9,512 approved · 2,797 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
54 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DU
Received 4 Nov 20229 Bushey Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EP
Received 22 Nov 20229 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, BR6 8BU
Received 6 Mar 2023194 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AS
Received 25 Oct 202231 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EH
Received 15 Mar 202321 The Drive, Orpington, BR6 9AR
Received 8 Sept 202354 Eton Road, Orpington, BR6 9HE
Received 20 Apr 202352 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 16 Jun 202369A Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NN
Received 3 May 2023Land West Of, Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks
Received 13 Feb 20233 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 18 Jul 20236 Kiddens, Hockenden Lane, Swanley, BR8 7QG
Received 13 Apr 202320 Crescent Road, Beckenham, BR3 6NE
Received 24 Apr 202326 Minster Road, Bromley, BR1 4DZ
Received 27 Sept 2023Hayes Street Farm, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LB
Received 18 Aug 202359 Whitecroft Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AW
Received 11 Jan 202422 Pelham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SG
Received 10 Jan 2024179 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JR
Received 2 Oct 2023East Lodge, Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DL
Received 18 Sept 202463 Crofton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8DY
Received 6 Sept 2024West Wickham Library, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0SH
Received 23 May 202428 Wynford Grove, Orpington, BR5 3SA
Received 18 Apr 202494 Bassetts Way, Orpington, BR6 7AG
Received 4 Jul 20248 Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2PB
Received 13 Aug 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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