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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.
9,858 approved · 2,911 refused · 345 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 6LJ
Received 20 Mar 202517 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QS
Received 1 Nov 2024147 - 149 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7AZ
Received 27 Nov 2024264 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JQ
Received 8 Apr 20253 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AZ
Received 21 Mar 202519 Woodcote Drive, Orpington, BR6 8DB
Received 16 Feb 2024Manor Beech, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QD
Received 1 Aug 202220 Lulworth Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4DL
Received 14 Oct 2024Bulls Head Hotel, Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 2 Aug 202219 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BG
Received 30 Mar 20231B Reddons Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LY
Received 3 Jun 202511A Lawrie Park Crescent, Sydenham, London, SE26 6HH
Received 16 Nov 20237 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
Received 22 Mar 2024Toppers Oak, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 26 Jan 2023Clifford House, 1 Calverley Close, Beckenham, BR3 1UH
Received 19 Apr 20242 Spring Grove, Anerley, London, SE19 2TD
Received 5 Aug 20241 Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NX
Received 18 Mar 20257 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
Received 20 Feb 2025Land east of Cottonwood Close, Orpington, BR6 7FG
Received 9 Jan 2025197 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8HU
Received 8 May 202591 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BB
Received 30 Sept 202411 Waldegrave Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2AL
Received 6 Feb 2024Selwood House, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 19 May 202322 Stone Road, Bromley, BR2 9AU
Received 20 Mar 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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