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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates19,928Searchable applications
863Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 13,253 approved or refused records
3,021Refused applications
10,232 approved · 3,021 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made24/01754/FULL6
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space. Single storey front/side extension with side light lantern. Single storey rear extension and alterations to front porch roof pitch.
62 Eldred Drive, Orpington, BR5 4PF
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03323/FULL1
Retention of ATM and elevational alterations
165 - 167 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NJ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/03405/PLUD
Demolition of existing dilapidated ground floor structure and replacement with new (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
102 Prestbury Square, Mottingham, London, SE9 4NB
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02216/TPO
T1 Oak - Crown reduce; height by up to 1.5m; north side by up to 1m or to previous pruning points (whichever is the less extensive); east, west and south side by up to 2m. Each cut shall be made to a growth point at least 1/3 diameter of each parent branch and terminating in leaf/bud bearing twigs. SUBJECT TO TPO 55 (24.4.1970)T2 Oak x 2, adjacent to pond - Crown raise by removing lapsed epicormic growth from ground level to first major branch union (approx. 4m).SUBJECT TO TPO C & S 4 1949
3 Cardinal Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6SA
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01389/FULL1
Partial demolition of exiting rear extension. Erection of part single storey/part two storey side and rear extension, mansard roof with rooflight windows, and conversion to 3x self-contained flats (net gain 2 flats), with refuse and cycle storage.
28A Mottingham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QW
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01265/FULL6
Main entrance door to be relocated from side elevation to front elevation and elevational alterations. Removal of driveway concrete steps and planter, paving to extend the entire length and width of the driveway, front garden steps to be widened.
64 Chalk Pit Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3JL
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/04085/FULL6
Partial garage conversion, single storey side and rear extension, increase in ridge height to facilitate first floor accommodation with elevational alterations.
35 Craven Road, Orpington, BR6 7RU
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04204/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwellinghouses Crossways and Florida. Erection of detached two storey dwellinghouse (self-build and custom build); including basement, integral double garage and associated parking, access, outbuilding and landscaping. (Crossways and Florida).
Crossways, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 7SN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00390/FULL1
Conversion of existing detached dwelling to form a pair of semi-detached dwellings, with extensions to include first floor extension, part one/ two storey rear extension, elevational alterations, and erection of double garage to rear, and provision of bicycle and refuse storage to rear.
2 Lezayre Road, Orpington, BR6 6BP
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03676/FULL1
Installation of external wall mounted and freestanding lantern lighting columns to main entrance and pathway.
St Pauls Church, Brackley Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RB
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04394/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with steps.
159 Bourne Vale, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NY
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04125/PLUD
Removal of chimney. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear L-shaped dormer and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
34 St John's Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1HX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01749/FULL6
Two storey rear extension with rooflight. Enlargement of existing side dormer extension. Alterations to existing front porch and elevational alterations to main house.
2 Edward Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3HL
Received 12 May 2025 - Decision Made25/01284/FULL6
Garage conversion into habitable room with elevational alterations.
3 Queens Mead Road, Bromley, BR2 0ER
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/01725/FULL6
Partial demolition of garage. Construction of single storey rear/side wraparound extension. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer/Juliet balcony with front rooflights and elevational alterations.
246 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AX
Received 8 May 2025 - Decision Made23/00255/TPO
T4 Sycamore - Crown reduce the height and spread by up to 2m back to previous points.SUBJECT TO TPO 1559 (15.1.1999)
99 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HY
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Decision Made19/04909/CONDT1
Details submitted to approve conditions relating to planning permission: 19/04909/FULL1Condition 2: Proposed site planCondition 3: BoundaryCondition 4: Material ScheduleCondition 5: Travel Plan Condition 6: Surface Water
110 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AY
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decision Made21/05551/AMD
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 21/05551/FULL1 (Allowed at Appeal Ref APP/G5180/W/22/3293737)Reduction in flank wall extension width, minor rearrangement of internal layouts, amendments to roof and omission of dormers, amendments to doors/windows and addition of balcony piers with first floor balcony. Alteration to external parking layout and landscaping.
20 Manor Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LE
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision Made20/01611/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 20/01611/FULL1 (allowed at appeal APP/G5180/W/20/3257236):Condition 2 - Details for site set up during construction including provision for the temporary parking of contractors vehicles and the loading and unloading of vehicles.Condition 4 - Details of hard and soft landscaping. Condition 5 - Details of surface water drainage.Condition 6 - Details of measures to minimise the risk of crime. Condition 7 - Details of screen to protect the development from railway noise. Condition 8 - Details of fenestration to provide sound insulation from external noise and vibration from railway line.Condition 9 - Details of existing access stopping up at back edge of highway. Condition 10 - Details of cycle parking.Condition 11 - Details of storage of refuse and recyclable materials.
86 Cambridge Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XL
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decision Made23/00487/TREE
Removal of x15 Leylandii trees.
Little House, Old Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6PP
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decision Made25/01716/AVIATN
In accordance with the consultation and notification agreement between The London Borough of Bromley and Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, please find attached to this email notification of proposed development, under Schedule 2, Part 8 Class F of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, for the re-erection of a former WWII era dispersal hut for use as a storage building at Biggin Hill Airport.
Biggin Hill Airport, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision Made23/01176/ADJ
Construction of a single-storey extension to rear of house; installation of external wall insulation and two rooflights to front; other associated external alterations. (Resubmission) - CONSULTATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
175 Mottingham Road Mottingham London SE9 4SS, Greenwich Council
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decision Made24/01230/TREE
Macrocarpa - Fell.
27 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LJ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision Made25/01306/TPSPLD
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce height by 5m and lateral branches by 2m, back to appropriate growth points.T2 Horse Chestnut - Reduce lateral branches by 1.5 - 2m. T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce height by 2.5m and laterals by 2m.T4 Horse Chestnut - Reduce all laterals by 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 560 (6.9.1988)
6 Elm Bank Drive, Bromley, BR1 2ST
Received 4 Apr 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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