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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.
10,020 approved · 2,963 refused · 349 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Roundwood, Chislehurst, BR7 5RQ
Received 13 Dec 2023St Davids College, Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
Received 19 Jun 2023Land Adjacent To Knockholt Railway South Side, Sevenoaks Road, Halstead
Received 5 Mar 2024Barfield, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 19 Jun 2024Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 13 Feb 202518 Grasmere Road, Bromley, BR1 4BA
Received 9 Jan 2024Geffery Court, 158 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4SR
Received 24 Oct 20247 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Received 7 Sept 202343 Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9DR
Received 19 Dec 202444 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0QS
Received 20 Dec 2022Land Rear Of 35 And 37 Wellington Road, Marlborough Road, Bromley
Received 30 May 2025Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 14 Aug 2023Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 4 Nov 2024Street Record, Old Hill, Chislehurst
Received 27 Jul 2022White Croft, South Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5EF
Received 4 Oct 2022256 Bromley Road, Bromley, BR2 0BW
Received 25 Jul 202325 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HN
Received 17 Jul 202313 Princes Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QP
Received 20 Oct 202220 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JE
Received 20 Oct 2022181 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 10 Sept 202413 Station Approach, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EQ
Received 23 Aug 2024Westfield, Farnborough Hill, Orpington, BR6 7EQ
Received 1 Oct 2024Lizard Bank, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QE
Received 12 Apr 202345 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NE
Received 11 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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