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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 dates19,939Searchable applications
863Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 13,260 approved or refused records
3,022Refused applications
10,238 approved · 3,022 refused · 362 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/03612/FULL6
Ground floor rear and side extension and first floor side extension with alterations to the garage roof and elevational alterations and Juliet balcony.
16 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JD
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/00740/FULL6
Front porch and outbuilding with canopy. (RETROSPECTIVE)
174 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decision Made23/04924/FULL1
Demolition of existing building and the redevelopment of the site to provide 14no. residential units with private amenity space and 1no. commercial unit (Class E use) alongside parking and other associated works.
216 - 218 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BD
Received 28 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00577/FULL1
Change of use of part ground floor (for entrance), first, second and third floors from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to an aparthotel (Use Class C1) together with minor internal alterations, roof light to rear roofslope and replacement external door to street.
181 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decision Made23/04856/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension and elevational alterations including new windows, insulation and render.
15 Colesburg Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HP
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decision Made23/04053/FULL1
Proposed elevational alterations to faþade of 85 Maple Road
Flat, 85 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8LN
Received 24 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/01455/EIA
EIA Screening Request for a proposed solar farm together, battery energy storage system (BESS) with all associated works, infrastructure and equipment on land to the east and west of Norheads Lane to the west of Biggin Hill
Land To The East Of, Norheads Lane, Biggin Hill
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/00923/FULL1
Application for siting of InPost Parcel Locker
Car Park, Fairfield Road, Beckenham
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01036/FULL6
Demolition of chimney, detached garage and outbuilding. Part one/two storey front/side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion including rear flat roof dormer with one front rooflight and elevational alterations.
142 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EL
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02664/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and three front roof lights.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
100 Addington Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BQ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02597/FLXAG
Change of use of Agricultural Building to Class C3 dwellinghouses to form 1 dwellinghouse (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highway impacts of the development, noise impacts of the development, contamination risks on the site, flooding risks on the site, whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses), the design or external appearance of the building, and the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses, under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 as amended)
Orchard View, East Hall Road, Orpington, BR5 4EZ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decision Made23/04515/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 4x 2 storey, 3 bedroom terraced houses, with off-street parking to the front, refuse/amenity provision and alteration to widen existing vehicular access.
202 Hastings Road, Bromley, BR2 8QB
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/01536/PLUD
Change of use from Class E (non surgical aesthetic clinic) to Class E (e) Surgical aesthetic clinic.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
162 - 166 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/01228/FULL1
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two rooflights to the front roofslope to provide additional office space.
34A Station Road, Penge, London, SE20 7BQ
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00440/ADV
Internally illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display, with automatic rotation of images.
Bus Shelter Outside 137 To 139, High Street, Beckenham
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00651/FULL1
Demolition of part of existing building (chapel extension) and erection of three storey building comprising 9 apartments together with 9 parking spaces
6 Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04078/FULL1
Conversion of the existing house into 6 self contained flats including a new dormer extension to the side roof slope, provision of balconies and terraces to the rear and other external alterations, together with associated car parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and landscaping.
24 Manor Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LE
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03650/FULL6
Demolition of existing detached garage. Erection of part one/two storey rear extension, two-storey side extension, front porch, loft conversion with part hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front, rear and side, Alterations to vehicle access and driveway to create additional parking and construction of an outbuilding at the rear of the garden for ancillary use.
3 Woodhurst Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/04198/FULL6
Alterations to rear garden to create terraced rear garden, including sunken patio areas, swimming pool, lawn and steps linking all levels, along with vegetation to provide screening RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION
Maxbys, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01518/FULL6
Demolition of rear conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension.
17 Derrick Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QG
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/04516/TPO
Lime tree in front garden - Dismantle to ground level and grind stump.Holm Oak adjacent to Lime tree - Dismantle and grind stump. SUBJECT TO TPO BB 4 1958
89 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BB
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04676/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.7m, for which the maximum height would be 2.82m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.2m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
6 Jasmine Close, Orpington, BR6 8LQ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00088/FULL6
Demolition of rear lean-to and construction of single storey rear extension with solar panels on roof, garage conversion to habitable space and detached garden building.
14 Kingswood Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NY
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/04499/ADV
Installation of replacement signs to include 1x illuminated fascia sign, 1x illuminated entrance sign, 1x illuminated projecting sign and 2x uplights, and the refurbishment of 1x existing illuminated projecting sign.
18 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LR
Received 2 Dec 2024
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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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