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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.
9,608 approved · 2,821 refused · 330 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
3 Timber Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5PA
Received 10 Apr 202476 Hayes Lane, Beckenham, BR3 6RW
Received 2 Nov 2023Amplio House, 14 Westgate Road, Beckenham, BR3 5FB
Received 2 Nov 2023South Lodge, Oakley Road, Bromley, BR2 8HG
Received 11 Nov 2024Land And Garages Between 17 And 18, Gardiner Close, Orpington
Received 21 Feb 2024Michael John House, 14 Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SD
Received 29 Mar 202335 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1LD
Received 23 Feb 202330 Silverdale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NJ
Received 16 Nov 202216 Imperial Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QX
Received 8 Nov 202414 Highland Road, Bromley, BR1 4AD
Received 4 Oct 2022London Electricity Board Depot, Churchfields Road, Beckenham
Received 5 Mar 20243 Hillview Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6DR
Received 23 Aug 202497 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JQ
Received 26 Mar 2024164 Goodhart Way, West Wickham, BR4 0HA
Received 23 Sept 202446 Stambourne Way, West Wickham, BR4 9NF
Received 11 Oct 20235 Kenilworth Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DY
Received 27 Jun 2023111 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EG
Received 8 Nov 2022South Hill Wood Recreation Ground, Tootswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley
Received 15 Jan 202424 Ronald Close, Beckenham, BR3 3HX
Received 20 Nov 202352 Bucknall Way, Beckenham, BR3 3XN
Received 25 Aug 2022Slopes, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NS
Received 25 May 2023Kent House Hospital, Crockenhill Road, Orpington, BR5 4EP
Received 16 Jan 202381 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RY
Received 27 Apr 20235 Elvington Green, Bromley, BR2 9DE
Received 13 Oct 2022Records 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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