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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.
11,093 approved · 3,235 refused · 398 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Feb 2022 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
122 Chestnut Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9EX
Received 24 Feb 202536 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HG
Received 2 Dec 202441 Walden Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EL
Received 24 Dec 202460 Hilborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7EN
Received 13 Nov 2024Mallards, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 17 Feb 202520 Cranmore Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6ES
Received 22 Apr 202528 Park Farm Road, Bromley, BR1 2PE
Received 23 May 202563 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0EE
Received 27 May 202510 The Chenies, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0ED
Received 12 Sept 20231 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 5 Nov 2024Sante Maria, 78 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LR
Received 16 Oct 202415 The Meadow, Chislehurst, BR7 6AA
Received 17 Aug 202316 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LX
Received 17 Mar 202566 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 3NH
Received 15 Aug 20232 Oakleigh Park Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5PB
Received 6 Dec 2022122 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EP
Received 15 Dec 2022South Hill Wood Recreation Ground, Tootswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley
Received 8 May 20243 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4ES
Received 14 Jun 202432 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 2 Aug 202253 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JW
Received 25 Apr 202432 Forest Way, Orpington, BR5 2AQ
Received 23 Oct 2023Land Rear Of 12A And 12B, Elmerside Road, Beckenham
Received 18 Jun 20246 Cedar Copse, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NY
Received 6 Mar 2023Selwood House, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 13 Jun 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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