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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.
9,908 approved · 2,922 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 11 Mar 202433 Devonshire Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QP
Received 14 May 202454 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 4 Sept 20241 Mickleham Close, Orpington, BR5 2SN
Received 21 Jun 2024Kingsley House, 5 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AB
Received 28 Aug 2024138A High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EU
Received 11 Sept 202431 Pelham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SQ
Received 14 Aug 202414 Addington Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BS
Received 12 Mar 202528 Cockmannings Road, Orpington, BR5 4HY
Received 27 Mar 202554 Clarence Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2DB
Received 13 Dec 20242 Pound Court Drive, Orpington, BR6 8AH
Received 9 Oct 20248 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BU
Received 27 May 202428 Spring Shaw Road, Orpington, BR5 2RH
Received 23 Dec 2024Flat 29, Elizabeth Wheeler House, 19 The Mall, Bromley, BR1 1TT
Received 22 Apr 2025245 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LD
Received 4 Oct 202467A Cambridge Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XJ
Received 19 Sept 20243 Holwood Cottages, Shire Lane, Keston, BR2 6AA
Received 22 Aug 20245 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UA
Received 26 Nov 202422 Darrick Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 8AW
Received 11 Nov 202446 Hayes Road, Bromley, BR2 9AA
Received 3 Jun 2025Greenacres, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Received 5 Apr 202456 Sayes Court Road, Orpington, BR5 2PQ
Received 2 Apr 202548B Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HR
Received 27 Nov 2024Flat 2, Cumberland Court, London Road, Bromley, BR1 3SQ
Received 16 Oct 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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