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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.
9,726 approved · 2,868 refused · 339 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Magnolias, 16 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LL
Received 24 Oct 20238 Lennard Road, Bromley, BR2 8LN
Received 28 Nov 202351 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HQ
Received 21 Oct 202340 Marlings Park Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6QW
Received 1 Feb 20241 Jasmine Close, Orpington, BR6 8LQ
Received 1 Feb 202474 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0BP
Received 17 Nov 202327 Church Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3LB
Received 19 Sept 202414 Saxville Road, Orpington, BR5 3AW
Received 2 May 202415 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
Received 18 Jul 202465 Doveney Close, Orpington, BR5 3WE
Received 28 Jun 20242B Broxbourne Road, Orpington, BR6 0AY
Received 1 May 2024Rose Cottage, Church Approach, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QF
Received 29 Jul 20248 Pinson Way, Orpington, BR5 4FP
Received 15 Jul 2024Oakhurst, Cudham Lane South, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QA
Received 18 Jul 202411 Gordon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QE
Received 21 Aug 20249 Knowle Lodge, Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DN
Received 18 Dec 202412 Farwig Lane, Bromley, BR1 3RB
Received 8 Apr 20257 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LN
Received 7 Oct 202422 Bridle Way, Orpington, BR6 7TJ
Received 23 Jan 2025The Hyning, Keston Avenue, Keston, BR2 6BH
Received 6 May 202590 Beaumont Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JQ
Received 31 Mar 202527 Fairway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EE
Received 25 Oct 202460 Hilborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7EN
Received 13 Nov 2024161 - 163 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JR
Received 17 Mar 2025Records 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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