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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.
9,842 approved · 2,907 refused · 345 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Blenheim Shopping Centre, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 8RW
Received 19 Aug 20226 Irene Road, Orpington, BR6 0HA
Received 1 Mar 2024116 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HT
Received 26 Aug 2022131 Cudham Lane North, Orpington, BR6 6BY
Received 22 Aug 20221 Recreation Road, Bromley, BR2 0DY
Received 12 Jan 20238 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EW
Received 19 Oct 2022Chilham, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 17 Oct 202222 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AL
Received 27 Oct 20223 Green Farm Close, Orpington, BR6 6DJ
Received 15 Nov 2022452 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8BH
Received 2 Feb 20237 Hawthorne Close, Bromley, BR1 2HJ
Received 5 Oct 202245 Groveland Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PX
Received 16 Jan 202376 Ravensbury Road, Orpington, BR5 2NN
Received 7 Mar 2023109 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8HU
Received 9 Jun 202336 Burrfield Drive, Orpington, BR5 4BY
Received 24 Nov 2022Ridgeway, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 3 Feb 202333 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7TJ
Received 20 Feb 202325 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HN
Received 16 Mar 202312 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6SR
Received 11 Apr 2023279 Beaconsfield Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4EF
Received 27 Feb 2023176 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR2 9QY
Received 20 Apr 2023105 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 17 Jul 2023235 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LD
Received 11 Apr 2023154 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DT
Received 17 May 2023Records 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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