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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.
9,865 approved · 2,911 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
6 - 20 Burrell Row, Beckenham, BR3 1AT
Received 13 Sept 20242 Fenton Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6ED
Received 25 Sept 20249 Station Square, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LY
Received 6 Sept 202415 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4HT
Received 12 Jun 2024Lyndhurst, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 31 May 2024Land Opposite Econ House, Old Maidstone Road, Sidcup
Received 1 May 202455 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0HX
Received 9 Apr 202422 Broomwood Road, Orpington, BR5 2JH
Received 16 May 202486 The Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9JT
Received 6 Dec 202417 Faro Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2RR
Received 14 Feb 202515 Priorsford Avenue, Orpington, BR5 2EN
Received 2 Oct 2024Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 11 Feb 202544 Woodlea Drive, Bromley, BR2 0UQ
Received 3 Mar 20253 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4ES
Received 17 Dec 202429 Bird In Hand Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NA
Received 5 Mar 20253 Orchard Road, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7BP
Received 28 Feb 2025145 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JD
Received 25 Nov 202422 Windermere Road, West Wickham, BR4 9AW
Received 17 Feb 2025270 Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QY
Received 5 Feb 20255 Grace Mews, Beckenham, BR3 1BF
Received 13 Dec 20243 Wood Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5EU
Received 30 Jan 2025Land At, Grangewood Lane, Beckenham
Received 20 Nov 2023The Lodge, Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SE
Received 19 Jan 2023Hatton Court, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JQ
Received 16 Dec 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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