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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9,858 approved · 2,911 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Bungalow, Hayes Mead Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HR
Received 28 Feb 2023Mapaulin, Westbury Road, Bromley, BR1 2QB
Received 24 May 2023213 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EH
Received 5 Oct 2022229 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7QP
Received 27 Mar 202341 Queens Mead Road, Bromley, BR2 0ER
Received 27 Jun 202334 West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BX
Received 13 Mar 202325 Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BZ
Received 16 May 20245 Keston Fruit Farm Cottages, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HR
Received 14 Jun 2023134 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EJ
Received 6 Jun 202324 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 5 Apr 202358 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LJ
Received 10 Mar 2023515 - 519 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DE
Received 27 Oct 202356 Sutherland Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RB
Received 24 Nov 2023Flat A, 45 West Street, Bromley, BR1 1RE
Received 4 Sept 2023122 Cloonmore Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LW
Received 6 Dec 202316 Oakleigh Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9PL
Received 26 Feb 202462 Kechill Gardens, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NG
Received 21 Aug 202486 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LB
Received 20 Oct 2023Chatterton Works, Chantry Lane, Bromley, BR2 9QL
Received 12 Dec 202334 Siward Road, Bromley, BR2 9JZ
Received 6 Feb 202454 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 4 Sept 20235 Southey Street, Penge, London, SE20 7JD
Received 30 Nov 202320 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9EL
Received 29 Feb 202441 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PW
Received 4 Mar 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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