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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.
9,682 approved · 2,850 refused · 337 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Farm Close, West Wickham, BR4 9JL
Received 27 Jan 2023Flat 2, Ascot Court, Asprey Place, Bromley, BR1 2PT
Received 20 Oct 20232 Hook Farm Road, Bromley, BR2 9SX
Received 14 Nov 202220 Byne Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5JE
Received 29 Mar 202346 Addison Road, Bromley, BR2 9RR
Received 5 Jul 2023Pittsmead Grange Care Home, 34 West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BX
Received 11 Jul 20236 Romany Rise, Orpington, BR5 1HQ
Received 13 Jul 2023Westwood, Chelsfield Hill, Orpington, BR6 7SL
Received 25 May 2023The Spinney, Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 12 Jul 20232 Widmore Lodge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2QF
Received 8 Mar 202352 Wiverton Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5HY
Received 19 Jul 202362 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LJ
Received 10 Mar 20231 Borkwood Park, Orpington, BR6 9LD
Received 8 Jun 20234 North Road, West Wickham, BR4 0JS
Received 16 Mar 202338 Broomwood Road, Orpington, BR5 2JH
Received 13 Aug 2023The Chinese Garage Ltd, Wickham Road, Beckenham, BR3 6RH
Received 22 Mar 202314 Peel Road, Orpington, BR6 7BJ
Received 24 May 202328 Beadon Road, Bromley, BR2 9AT
Received 28 Mar 202314 Chestnut Close, Orpington, BR6 6LP
Received 13 Nov 202311 Westbury Road, Penge, London, SE20 7QL
Received 30 Jan 202488 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LT
Received 16 Aug 2023250 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JQ
Received 25 Sept 202340 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Received 29 Aug 2023134 Amherst Drive, Orpington, BR5 2HJ
Received 21 Feb 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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