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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.
9,580 approved · 2,816 refused · 329 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Castledine Road, Penge, London, SE20 8PL
Received 26 Jan 202436 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 4DH
Received 2 Feb 2024208 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LA
Received 8 Dec 2023155 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 2DY
Received 3 Nov 20236 Greenwood Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QG
Received 23 Feb 202464 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HU
Received 22 Aug 2023Holwood House, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB
Received 12 Jan 2024Second Floor, 140 - 144 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EZ
Received 17 May 202357 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BB
Received 12 Jan 202448 Park Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4EE
Received 26 Sept 202450 Chorleywood Crescent, Orpington, BR5 2SG
Received 9 May 202464 Beaumont Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JQ
Received 23 Sept 20246 Laurel Gardens, Bromley, BR1 2US
Received 31 Jul 202418 The Avenue, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3DL
Received 11 Jun 2024133 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DS
Received 3 Jun 2024Waldens Manor, Waldens Road, Orpington, BR5 4EU
Received 17 May 20241A Woodlea Drive, Bromley, BR2 0UG
Received 1 Jul 202466 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EZ
Received 1 May 202432 Windermere Road, West Wickham, BR4 9AW
Received 27 Jun 20242 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EP
Received 9 May 202422 Powster Road, Bromley, BR1 5HF
Received 28 Mar 2025241 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE
Received 7 Nov 20245 Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QW
Received 10 Sept 202494 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EZ
Received 20 Jan 2025Records 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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