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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.
9,761 approved · 2,883 refused · 342 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
187 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QU
Received 10 Jul 202410 Serviden Drive, Bromley, BR1 2UB
Received 24 Apr 202425A Cromwell Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LP
Received 16 Dec 20247 Rosecroft Close, Orpington, BR5 4DX
Received 20 Mar 2025Ellmay, 106A Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9DY
Received 29 Nov 202443 Witham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YB
Received 8 Jan 202522 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 17 Feb 20254 Aspen Close, Orpington, BR6 6JL
Received 31 Oct 20247 North Street, Bromley, BR1 1SB
Received 4 Dec 202415 Little Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NQ
Received 8 Oct 2024Brooklands House, 44 Chancery Lane, Beckenham, BR3 6NR
Received 30 Apr 2025Allotments, Bucks Cross Road, Orpington
Received 2 May 2023Land At, Grangewood Lane, Beckenham
Received 28 Dec 202216 Sturges Field, Chislehurst, BR7 6LG
Received 19 Apr 2023Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 19 Dec 202424 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JW
Received 23 Nov 202314 Tudor Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LX
Received 2 Jan 202418 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 13 Dec 202317 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 27 Sept 2023Marqueen House, 215 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1BN
Received 22 Jan 202413 Thornet Wood Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LN
Received 9 Jul 2024173 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR2 0BA
Received 13 Sept 2022Bromley High School For Girls, Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TW
Received 25 Sept 202432 Hillcrest Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TY
Received 17 Jan 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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