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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.
10,288 approved · 3,035 refused · 363 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
120 Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XA
Received 14 Dec 2023108 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 4DD
Received 29 Aug 202353 Mungo Park Way, Orpington, BR5 4EG
Received 12 Mar 202455 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
Received 4 Dec 20231 Sefton Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RG
Received 12 Mar 20244 Lovelace Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8DQ
Received 29 Sept 202350A Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QE
Received 22 Feb 2024Carlton Court, Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EY
Received 9 Apr 202417 Partridge Drive, Orpington, BR6 8PE
Received 23 Sept 2024Avondale, Rushmore Hill, Orpington, BR6 7NQ
Received 1 May 20241 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LH
Received 30 May 202496 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JD
Received 9 Aug 202441 Lennard Road, Bromley, BR2 8LN
Received 6 Sept 2024233 Crofton Lane, Orpington, BR6 0BL
Received 4 Sept 202411 Blandford Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4QP
Received 28 May 202427 The Crescent, Beckenham, BR3 1DU
Received 10 May 20248 Bolderwood Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PH
Received 22 Apr 202411 Highfield Drive, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RX
Received 21 May 202498 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0RU
Received 5 Jun 2024Sidcup Family Golf, Sidcup By Pass Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6RP
Received 21 May 202470 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JT
Received 25 Mar 202432 Kenwood Drive, Beckenham, BR3 6QX
Received 30 Apr 202448 Reddons Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LZ
Received 28 Oct 2024Land Rear Of 12 And 14 Broomwood Road, Tilbury Close, Orpington
Received 19 Dec 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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