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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.
9,894 approved · 2,920 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Shorelands, 8 Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5AT
Received 12 Oct 2023Sidcup Family Golf, Sidcup By Pass Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6RP
Received 21 May 2024Beechwood, Hangrove Hill, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LG
Received 16 Mar 2023Land Rear Of 22, Rodway Road, Bromley
Received 2 May 202349 Oaklands Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9LF
Received 24 Apr 202386 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RZ
Received 14 Mar 202323 Kingswood Road, Penge, London, SE20 7BL
Received 13 Apr 202351 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, BR2 0ES
Received 20 Dec 202315 Kilnfield Cottages, Hollybush Lane, Orpington, BR6 7QW
Received 22 Dec 2023126 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AF
Received 17 Aug 2023Yew House, Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 11 Oct 2023122 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0LZ
Received 23 Nov 202312 Princes Plain, Bromley, BR2 8LE
Received 7 Nov 2023Tamarind, Riverwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5QN
Received 22 Feb 20243 Beck Lane, Beckenham, BR3 4RD
Received 6 Nov 2023118 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JP
Received 21 Aug 2023110 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RH
Received 5 Dec 202382 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AL
Received 6 Nov 202322 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SA
Received 14 Feb 2024Banana Moon Day Nursery, 48 - 50 London Lane, Bromley, BR1 4HE
Received 18 Jan 20241A Woodlea Drive, Bromley, BR2 0UG
Received 3 Jan 2025St Mary Cray Village Green, High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington
Received 24 Jul 202427 Dartmouth Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NF
Received 28 May 202410 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN
Received 6 Sept 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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