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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.
10,232 approved · 3,021 refused · 361 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
24 Highwood Drive, Orpington, BR6 8HW
Received 12 Oct 20227 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Received 5 Oct 202291 Crown Lane, Bromley, BR2 9PJ
Received 1 Dec 2022197 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8HU
Received 12 Oct 202243 Station Road, West Wickham, BR4 0PY
Received 2 Mar 2023Summerfield, 3 Freelands Road, Bromley, BR1 3AG
Received 18 Jul 20237 Elmdene Close, Beckenham, BR3 3EX
Received 12 Jun 202369 St Martins Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3XU
Received 2 May 202344 Oxhawth Crescent, Bromley, BR2 8BL
Received 6 Jul 202314 Elizabeth Way, Orpington, BR5 4BJ
Received 26 May 202339 Victoria Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6DE
Received 18 Apr 202317 Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LZ
Received 23 May 2023Woodside, Romanhurst Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PF
Received 12 Oct 202333 Palace Square, Anerley, London, SE19 2LT
Received 15 Sept 2023Downe Livery Stables, High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JL
Received 22 Oct 202429 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE19 2AS
Received 5 Dec 202340 Newstead Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RL
Received 22 Feb 2024Timperley, Sheepcote Lane, Orpington, BR5 4ET
Received 23 Sept 202411 Dorado Gardens, Orpington, BR6 7TD
Received 1 Dec 2023Woodhayes, 76A The Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5ES
Received 30 Sept 2024137 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AP
Received 12 Aug 2024198 Court Farm Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JS
Received 31 May 202441 Rolleston Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AJ
Received 14 Jun 20241 Fairfield Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JR
Received 22 Apr 2024Records 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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