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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.
9,645 approved · 2,837 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
82 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9DY
Received 23 Nov 2023177 Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6ES
Received 4 Sept 202382 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PT
Received 13 May 202551 St Leonards Rise, Orpington, BR6 9NA
Received 7 Sept 2022Public Conveniences At Junction Of Temple Road And, Main Road, Biggin Hill
Received 6 Dec 2022106A Edward Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JS
Received 9 Feb 202380 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HQ
Received 13 Feb 20232 Whitby Close, Biggin Hill, TN16 3NX
Received 31 Jan 202323 High Street, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7US
Received 1 Sept 20225 Serviden Drive, Bromley, BR1 2UB
Received 31 Oct 20229 Somerden Road, Orpington, BR5 4HS
Received 14 Sept 202212 Thorpe Close, Orpington, BR6 9RG
Received 1 Feb 2023159 Star Lane, Orpington, BR5 3LN
Received 31 Jan 202310 Pine Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0LW
Received 19 Oct 202276 Woodhurst Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AT
Received 30 Sept 2022208 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AX
Received 3 Nov 202229 Oxenden Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 6HP
Received 13 Dec 202212 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HB
Received 20 Feb 202356 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HP
Received 24 Mar 2023Crystal Palace Football Club Academy, Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NZ
Received 17 Mar 20232 Orchard Villas, Rushmore Hill, Orpington, BR6 7NB
Received 11 Apr 20234 Ashmere Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PQ
Received 22 Mar 2023193 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 18 Jul 202383 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HU
Received 14 Jun 2023Records 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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