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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.
9,689 approved · 2,856 refused · 337 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
West Lodge, St Michaels, School Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PQ
Received 12 Feb 202436 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, BR1 3PB
Received 14 Sept 20231A High Street, Bromley, BR1 1LF
Received 16 Aug 2023128 Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HP
Received 19 Feb 202422 Foxgrove Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5BA
Received 5 Apr 2024Land Between Albertine Grove And, Layhams Road, West Wickham
Received 7 Mar 20242 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BQ
Received 21 Aug 2024264 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JQ
Received 15 Jul 2024Unit 1A, Nugent Shopping Park, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3RP
Received 19 Jun 202439 Woodside Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6BX
Received 1 Jul 20242 Ambleside Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RW
Received 20 May 2024Burnhill House, 50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LA
Received 26 Jun 202470 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DQ
Received 31 Dec 202477 Addington Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BG
Received 23 Jan 2025Balaton, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AT
Received 9 Oct 202461 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 30 Dec 20245 Witham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YA
Received 3 Feb 2025The Dormers, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 13 Mar 2025114 Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QS
Received 11 Nov 2024150 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AY
Received 4 Nov 202429 Hayesford Park Drive, Bromley, BR2 9DA
Received 17 Apr 2025Shortlands Golf Club, Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX
Received 26 Jul 2023Heights Stables Westerham Hill Westerham Kent TN16 2ED, Sevenoaks District Council
Received 19 Mar 202414 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EQ
Received 13 Jun 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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