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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.
9,694 approved · 2,858 refused · 338 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 22 Dec 202311 Otford Close, Penge, London, SE20 7WA
Received 2 Nov 2023Land At, New Mill Road, Orpington
Received 2 Feb 2024The Shackleton Centre, West Camp, Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PR
Received 21 Aug 2023Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 27 Mar 2025196 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JN
Received 18 Jul 2024Footzie Social Club, Station Approach, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BQ
Received 24 Feb 202521 Beechcroft, Chislehurst, BR7 5DB
Received 27 Feb 20234 Pleydell Avenue, Anerley, London, SE19 2LP
Received 17 Oct 2022Oakcott, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 12 May 20258 Marion Crescent, Orpington, BR5 2DD
Received 24 Aug 2023Yester Ridge, 34 Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HR
Received 4 Nov 2022Former, 56 Bourne Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EY
Received 26 Sept 2024Foxbury Manor, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 13 Jan 20258 Eastmead Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JG
Received 27 Feb 202472 Overbury Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PY
Received 17 Apr 202330 Beechwood Rise, Chislehurst, BR7 6TJ
Received 2 Dec 2022Flat 8, Woodlands Court, Highland Road, Bromley, BR1 4AB
Received 15 Jul 2024Five Oaks Stables, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 11 Oct 2023Street Record, Asprey Place, Bromley
Received 17 Jul 20236 Onslow Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RW
Received 18 Jan 2024Rosecroft Social Club, 269 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
Received 19 Apr 20242 The Approach, Orpington, BR6 0SH
Received 13 Dec 2022Railway Embankment Rear Of Numbers 2 To 78, Warwick Road, Penge, London
Received 22 Aug 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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