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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.
10,114 approved · 2,994 refused · 355 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 1, Kangley Business Centre, Kangley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5AQ
Received 6 Jun 202313 Mounthurst Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QW
Received 21 Feb 202459 Warren Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BP
Received 19 Jun 20234 Hayfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2DW
Received 14 Apr 202317 Carisbrooke Road, Bromley, BR2 9NJ
Received 10 Aug 2023113 Clareville Road, Orpington, BR5 1RU
Received 27 Apr 2023Nasib House, 62 Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3JE
Received 25 Jan 2024Bon Point, Sevenoaks Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7SE
Received 8 Jan 2024113 Faringdon Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8BT
Received 1 Dec 202362 Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BY
Received 15 Sept 2023Sterling Rose House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley
Received 15 Aug 2023Highlands, 9 Oldfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LE
Received 5 Mar 20245 Clarence Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4SJ
Received 11 Sept 20233 Genoa Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ES
Received 27 Aug 20244 Cromwell Close, Bromley, BR2 9AH
Received 16 Aug 2024Farnborough Sports Club, Farrow Fields, High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7BA
Received 24 Jul 202410 Oakley Drive, Bromley, BR2 8PP
Received 27 Apr 2024Inglewood Cottage, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 3 Jul 202428 Oakdene Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EA
Received 5 Apr 2024121 Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AS
Received 8 Apr 2024202 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 6PG
Received 12 Jun 202496 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JD
Received 6 Nov 202462 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9ER
Received 1 Apr 2025117A Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 7 Feb 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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