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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.
9,949 approved · 2,948 refused · 348 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
49 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LR
Received 23 Sept 20248 Ember Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AP
Received 29 Aug 202324 Albert Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JW
Received 24 Oct 20233 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 25 Sept 2023203B High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7PF
Received 11 Dec 20231 Stables Court, High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 3NL
Received 14 Dec 20237 Valley Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HB
Received 24 Sept 202446 Ringshall Road, Orpington, BR5 2LZ
Received 29 Aug 20243C Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 6 Mar 20241 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0TB
Received 23 Dec 2024West Wickham Leisure Centre And Car Park, Hawes Lane, West Wickham
Received 25 Mar 20242 State Farm Avenue, Orpington, BR6 7TN
Received 31 Jul 202485 Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3LU
Received 25 Apr 2024Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 9 Jul 202418 Keston Gardens, Keston, BR2 6BL
Received 6 Feb 202515 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0LP
Received 26 Jun 202443 Groveland Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PU
Received 29 Jul 202431 - 33 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0LR
Received 18 Apr 202449 Kynaston Road, Orpington, BR5 4JT
Received 10 Sept 20241 Stone Road, Bromley, BR2 9AX
Received 14 Oct 2024Land At Junction With South Eden Park Road And, Bucknall Way, Beckenham
Received 27 Mar 202563 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PN
Received 30 Jan 202522 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SG
Received 6 Feb 2025285 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LE
Received 5 May 2025Records 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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