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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.
9,919 approved · 2,931 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Springvale Retail Park, Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3SG
Received 3 Apr 202374 Southlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9NF
Received 7 Aug 2024Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 10 Dec 202442 Crossway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PE
Received 6 Jan 202518 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PX
Received 26 Mar 2025Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 5 Oct 202315 The Meadow, Chislehurst, BR7 6AA
Received 12 Dec 2022172 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 21 Nov 2023All Saints Church, 44 Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Received 15 Jan 2025Nant Gwyn, Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PW
Received 18 Feb 202522 Park Road, Bromley, BR1 3HP
Received 13 Jun 20231 Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 7 Dec 2023West Wickham Library, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0SH
Received 27 Feb 20258 The Weald, Chislehurst, BR7 5DT
Received 22 Feb 2024Orchard House, 5 Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 15 Dec 20224 Armstrong Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2QT
Received 4 Jul 2023Amorra, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 31 Mar 202525 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PE
Received 22 Oct 2024Land Adjacent To 27, Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst
Received 31 Oct 2024Woodlands Kennels And Cattery, Grays Road, Westerham, TN16 2HU
Received 30 Oct 2023Flat 2, 41 Palace Square, Anerley, London, SE19 2LT
Received 21 Feb 202318 Penn Gardens, Chislehurst, BR7 5RY
Received 1 Sept 202238 Recreation Road, Bromley, BR2 0DZ
Received 20 Jul 20228 Shirley Crescent, Beckenham, BR3 4AZ
Received 22 Jul 2022Records 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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