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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 dates19,997Searchable applications
863Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 13,300 approved or refused records
3,029Refused applications
10,271 approved · 3,029 refused · 363 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/01610/PLUD
Proposed mobile home (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
Joyden Farm, Bombers Lane, Westerham, TN16 2JA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01276/FULL6
Roof alteration to raise ridge line between parapet walls to incorporate rear dormer and outrigger loft conversion with front rooflights
11 Crampton Road, Penge, London, SE20 7AR
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02138/PLUD
Single storey rear extension(s) to Nos. 122 B, C and D Marlow Road LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
122B Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XA
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/03131/FULL2
Change of use of existing office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a 2 bedroom residential flat. Internal alterations only. (Use Class C3).
7 Kelsey Square, Beckenham, BR3 1AF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02799/FULL6
Erection of an outbuilding and garage conversion into habitable space. (RETROSPECTIVE)
Lothlorien, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01086/FULL1
Conversion of existing 1 x 2 bedroom unit to 2 x studio flats (split between ground and lower ground floors) leading to the creation of one additional unit.
Flat 1, 145 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EF
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02729/PLUD
Installation of sliding/folding doorset to flank elevation wall. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
19 Green Way, Bromley, BR2 8EZ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02740/FULL6
Erection of an outbuilding for use as a golf simulator and home office.
9 Hadrian Road, Beckenham, BR3 3FS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/00501/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage. Construction of single storey side extension, replacement roof over existing kitchen, elevational alterations including replacement windows and solar panels to rear roof slope. Raised patio/steps to garden.
4 Stanley Road, Orpington, BR6 0ET
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00735/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 2.65m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval
48 Ramsden Road, Orpington, BR5 4LT
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04490/FULL1
Erection of a single storey 1-bedroom dwellinghouse with crown roof and front dormer with associated cycle/refuse provision.
44 Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DQ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00731/PLUD
Change of use from C3(a) dwellinghouse to Class C2 Children's Home. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
24 Lloyds Way, Beckenham, BR3 3QS
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04307/FULL6
Demolition of an existing rear conservatory and the construction of a new single storey rear extension; the insertion of flat roof glazing between the house and garage, including the insertion of window to the front elevation of the garage; and the construction of a dormer window to the northwest roof slope.
10 South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BG
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01499/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.49m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
Hillside Farm, Rushmore Hill, Sevenoaks, TN14 7NL
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/00813/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey side, front and rear extensions with elevational alterations
4 Denbigh Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5EB
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00277/PLUD
Demolition of existing rear garden out building and elevational alterations.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
68 Cromwell Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LN
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/01637/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
80 Cloonmore Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9LQ
Received 1 May 2025 - Decision Made24/04508/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.3m, for which the maximum height would be 3.15m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
1 Alma Road, Orpington, BR5 4PT
Received 1 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00330/FULL6
Garage conversion with elevational/roof alterations, single storey rear extension and first floor side extension.
109 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/01085/FULL6
Single storey front porch extension.
34 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BG
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/01589/ASDWEL
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of 6.1m) (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views)
177 Felstead Road, Orpington, BR6 9AH
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/02022/TREE
Mature Beech tree - Remove.
30 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LJ
Received 27 May 2025 - Decision Made19/01794/AMD
S96A Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission DC/19/01794/FULL1 (Appeal Ref: APP/G5180/W/20/3249202) at Land at the former Hayes Bowls Club, West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley BR2 7BY to include a sub-station
Hayes Common Bowls Club, West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Decision Made25/01563/TREE
Bay tree (A) in No. 29 Princes Avenue - Cut backBay tree (B) - Remove.
31 Princes Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QR
Received 31 Mar 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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