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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.
10,251 approved · 3,026 refused · 362 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
87 London Lane, Bromley, BR1 4HF
Received 28 Apr 202511 Wayside Grove, Mottingham, London, SE9 4ND
Received 23 Dec 202455 Elmstead Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EE
Received 10 Feb 20258 Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2PB
Received 18 Nov 202430 Ravensmead Road, Bromley, BR2 0BT
Received 13 Jan 202593 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0EE
Received 25 Feb 202527 Kingsley Road, Orpington, BR6 6AX
Received 13 May 2025249 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JQ
Received 10 Jan 20259 Dickens Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6RU
Received 31 Jul 202432 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PF
Received 11 Jun 2024Flat 3, 191 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EL
Received 27 Nov 2023Shalimar, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HD
Received 25 Jun 202423 Hayes Street, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LE
Received 9 Jan 202321 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
Received 3 Sept 2024Burlington Lodge, 32 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5QR
Received 31 Oct 2022St Peters Heights, Hillbrow Road, Bromley, BR1 4FA
Received 5 May 202536 Yester Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HR
Received 14 Apr 2023St Johns Church, 2 St John's Road, Penge, London, SE20 7EQ
Received 12 Jan 2024The Elmstead, 6 Wood Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5EU
Received 9 Sept 202414 Dryland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9SZ
Received 29 Apr 2025Crayfield, St Pauls Cray Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6QA
Received 16 Oct 202428 Whitecroft Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AG
Received 29 Jan 2025224 Orchard Way, Beckenham, BR3 3EL
Received 10 Oct 20249 Radnor Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6SH
Received 30 May 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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