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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.
10,372 approved · 3,057 refused · 368 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
50 Village Way, Beckenham, BR3 3NP
Received 13 Sept 20232 Court Cottages, Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QL
Received 18 May 2022Ribble Hurst, 45 The Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5EF
Received 22 Mar 2024125 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AJ
Received 25 Sept 202337 Holywell Close, Orpington, BR6 9XP
Received 20 Sept 2022169 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Received 24 Oct 202412 Lullarook Close, Biggin Hill, TN16 3XG
Received 17 Nov 202291 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SE
Received 16 Jan 202367 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DP
Received 3 Feb 20232 St Benjamins Drive, Orpington, BR6 7UX
Received 9 Apr 202516 Marlowe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6ND
Received 11 Mar 2024Denby, 14 Pines Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AA
Received 26 Sept 2024Beaconshaw, 11 Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3TW
Received 15 Jan 2024Brook House, Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NJ
Received 24 Feb 20236 Holywell Close, Orpington, BR6 9XP
Received 24 Oct 202329 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
Received 18 Feb 202526 Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LQ
Received 2 Dec 2024Flat 1, 183 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EF
Received 18 Jan 2024Glendale, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 14 Nov 20226 Hollybrake Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6NT
Received 8 Nov 202397 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AU
Received 27 Mar 2024Stephen James BMW, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5BG
Received 31 May 20226 Cromford Close, Orpington, BR6 9QF
Received 22 Jun 20227 Lansdowne Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JT
Received 5 Aug 2022Records 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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