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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.
9,866 approved · 2,915 refused · 346 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Hop & Rye, 54 London Road, Bromley, BR1 3QZ
Received 30 Nov 2023109 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BQ
Received 4 Jun 202518 The Glen, Orpington, BR6 8LR
Received 10 Jan 202342 Laurel Grove, Penge, London, SE20 8QN
Received 10 Nov 2023116 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AX
Received 27 Jun 202330 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 3 Oct 202342 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UB
Received 8 Feb 2024Rainbow Day Nursery, Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Received 12 May 202367 Rodway Road, Bromley, BR1 3JP
Received 28 Feb 202583 Clarendon Green, Orpington, BR5 2NZ
Received 16 Sept 202425 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 23 Jul 20242 Fuller Close, Orpington, BR6 6LA
Received 22 Mar 2024Kemnal Park Cemetery, Sidcup By Pass Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6RR
Received 9 Nov 2022Lindens, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
Received 22 Oct 202416 Ramsden Road, Orpington, BR5 4LT
Received 5 Dec 2022Second Floor Flat, 9B Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
Received 12 Jun 2023Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 6 Jan 202393 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0EE
Received 20 Jun 202411 Newnhams Close, Bromley, BR1 2HW
Received 29 May 202448 Glentrammon Road, Orpington, BR6 6DF
Received 18 Apr 20249 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 24 Jan 202519 Whitecroft Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AQ
Received 3 Jul 202321 Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LZ
Received 7 Jun 2024Flat 3, 183 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EF
Received 20 Nov 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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