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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates18,756Searchable applications
854Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 12,469 approved or refused records
2,832Refused applications
9,637 approved · 2,832 refused · 331 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made20/04296/COND26
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/04296/FULL1:Condition 28 - Air Quality Mitigation Statement
Prospects House, 19 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/01713/TREE
T2 Cedar, 2x moribund Lawsons Cypress, dead Cedar and small, variegated Holly - Fell to ground level.T3 Common Lime - Fell to ground level.
Cedars, 42 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
Received 3 May 2024 - Decision Made25/00509/TPSPLD
T1 Silver Birch adjacent to 2 Turnberry Way - Reduce from 18m to 13m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1111 (18.8.1994)
2 Turnberry Way, Orpington, BR6 8DR
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision Made23/01770/TREE
G1 Lime and Sycamore - Lift low branches to clear 5m over drive and cut back 6m lateral branches on The Lindums side only by 2m to clear the building.
Lindums, 26 Brackley Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RQ
Received 9 May 2023 - Decision Made25/01496/TREE
Repeat pruning of oak tree at rear as per 18/05004/TREE.
12 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03983/TREE
T2 Oak - Reduce branches overhanging garden by up to 1.5m.T3 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce branches overhanging garden by up to 2m.T6 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce branches overhanging garden by up to 3m. TG4 Consisting of juvenile trees with suppressed crowns - 1 Sycamore, 1 Oak and 1 Lilac - Fell to ground level and grind stumps to 250mm below ground level.TG5 Consisting of juvenile trees with suppressed crowns - 1 dead Cypress, 1 Oak and 3 Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level and grind stumps to 250mm below ground level.T7 Mature tri-stem Sweet Chestnut located at top of bank on left hand boundary displaying 2 dead stems and a failed top on remaining live stem - Fell to ground level to mitigate future failure.
37 Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision Made21/04517/AMD
Amendment to previous planning permission ref: 21/04517/FULL1The air source heat pumps are to be movedThe Bike and Bin Stores are to be reconfigured to accommodate the facilitiesMake the EVC Points more readily available to all users of the parking areaMinor adjustment is proposed to the parking areaA minor reduction in the size of roof lights R.04, R.05, R.12 and R.13 is proposedThe internal layout of the units has been reconfigured
Oaklands Court, 6 Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3SW
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decision Made25/00230/TREE
T1 Hoheria - Reduce height and spread by 3m back to a suitable side branch.
36A Hamlet Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2AW
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/01646/TPSPLD
T1 Lime - Reduce crown by 4-5m to begin the pollard process.T2 Lime - Reduce crown by 4-5m to begin the pollard process.SUBJECT TO TPO 12 (11.1.1966)
73 Vinson Close, Orpington, BR6 0EQ
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decision Made23/04402/TREE
18 x Early Mature Lime trees - Remove epicormic growth from base of trees and lift crowns to provide 5m clearance from ground level.Crown thin by removing selected branches in the upper canopy to reduce current density by up to 20%. Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter).
Gaywood, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
Received 16 Nov 2023 - Decision Made21/01491/AMD2
Amendment to planning ref: 21/01491/FULL1Retention of rear stair core as existing, removal of windows (north rear elevation) and alteration to ground floor window panels (south front elevation)
Registry Heights, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4UA
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Decision Made24/02512/TPO
T1 Oak tree situated in land just behind No.15 Birch Mead - Remove 1 x low hanging limb over the garden house. Prune remaining canopy gently back by up to 1m to alleviate encroachment. SUBJECT TO TPO 226 (12.7.1984)
15 Birch Mead, Orpington, BR6 8LT
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/01256/ADJ
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON
46-48 Church Road Upper Norwood SE19 2ET, Croydon Council
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made23/02446/TPO
T1 Fraxinus Excelsior (Ash) on front right boundary - Dismantle to ground level. T2 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) Smaller specimen adjacent to T1 - Dismantle to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 16 (9.3.1965)
Field House, Downe Road, Keston, BR2 6AD
Received 26 Jun 2023 - Decision Made24/03159/TPO
Oak within the rear garden - Crown lift by up to 5m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1033 (1.6.1994)
116 Whitebeam Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8DW
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decision Made25/01732/TPO
Sycamore tree - Fell.SUBJECT TO TPO 2392 (2.11.2010)
28 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR1 4BJ
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision Made23/03215/TREE
T1 Beech Tree - Reduce branches overhanging into Sapphire House by 2m.
Rutland Court, Caveside Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5NL
Received 11 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/01127/TREE
T352 Holm Oak - Crown raise over parking area to 2.5m.T356 Common Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by up to previous high pruning points.T357 Common Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by up to previous high pruning points.T360 Common Lime - Reduce crown to previous pruning points. Install bracing to E/W main stems to prevent excessive movement of stems.T364 Common Lime - Remove major deadwood and reduce crown by up to 4m.T369 Common Lime - Reduce crown to previous pruning points.T377 Common Yew - Crown raise over pavement to 2.5m.T378 Common Laburnum - Remove to ground level and plant replacement tree more central to green space.T351 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood.T358 Common Lime - Reduce crown by up to 4m. Remove major deadwood and remove basal epicormic and sucker growth.T359 Common Lime - Remove major deadwood and remove basal epicormic and sucker growth.T363 Cedar of Lebanon - Reduce north and west lateral growth by up to 3m.T368 Common Horse Chestnut - Reduce lateral crown north east by up to 3m. Remove major deadwood.T370 Common Holly - Crown raise to 2.5m.T354 Lime - Remove basal epicormic/suckers.T366 Turkey Oak - Reduce east stem by up to 2m.
St Peter And St Paul Church, Church Road, Bromley, BR2 0EG
Received 22 Mar 2023 - Decision Made24/01360/TPO
x4 Lime trees at the front of the property (L1, L2, L3 and L4 on the sketch map) - Crown thin by 25%.SUBJECT TO TPO 639 (10.10.1989)
Charlotte House, Oldfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LE
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decision Made22/03531/TREE
Laburnum tree - Remove two dead limbs.Silver birch tree - Thin by 10%. Reduce selective branches by 1.5m. Remove deadwood.
21 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UA
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Decision Made24/04247/TPO
T1 Lime (Tilia cordata) - Reduce canopy by 30% (2.5m) to suitable growth points, remove major deadwood, crown lift to 3.5m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%).SUBJECT TO TPO 157A (20.10.1989)
Holmoaks House, 47 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 5PA
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/00409/TPO
T1 & T2 Oak - Prune the lower lateral branches overhanging No. 205 by up to 1.5m to growth points at least one third diameter of each parent branch. SUBJECT TO TPO 2901 (22.9.2023)SUBJECT TO TPO 2901 (22.9.2023)
205 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision Made22/03535/FULL6
Installation of solar panels to main roof
41 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 4DJ
Received 7 Sept 2022 - Decision Made23/03887/FULL6
Creation of two front dormer extensions and an addition of a rear Velux window to an existing loft conversion.
Honeysuckle House, 2 Mill Lane, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7HP
Received 11 Oct 2023
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What these statistics cover
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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