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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.
9,997 approved · 2,959 refused · 349 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 1, 8 Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SD
Received 28 Nov 20231 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP
Received 15 May 202451 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6ST
Received 25 Mar 2024Ribble Hurst, 45 The Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5EF
Received 11 Mar 2024Oak Lodge, Watts Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PJ
Received 5 Sept 202410 Shornefield Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HX
Received 20 Mar 20231 Norlands Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RN
Received 15 Jul 20225 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
Received 3 Mar 2023Hayes Common Bowls Club, West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Received 1 Nov 202235 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1LD
Received 16 May 2023Firbank Court, 53 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JJ
Received 22 Aug 202215 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BG
Received 30 Jan 20231 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NN
Received 28 Feb 2025Wildcroft, Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2PD
Received 20 Jan 202324 Hillcrest Road, Bromley, BR1 4SB
Received 22 Sept 202229 Waring Drive, Orpington, BR6 6DN
Received 1 Feb 202343 Kinnaird Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4HG
Received 23 Sept 202447 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0NP
Received 10 Jul 202431 Priory Close, Beckenham, BR3 4DH
Received 7 Jun 20249 Harleyford, Bromley, BR1 3HW
Received 22 Dec 202354 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JX
Received 11 Mar 2024Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 26 Jul 202265 Ernest Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HY
Received 18 Jul 202258 Frankswood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BN
Received 12 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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