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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 dates21,696Searchable applications
821Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 14,438 approved or refused records
3,266Refused applications
11,172 approved · 3,266 refused · 401 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made24/00487/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 24/00487/FULL1 (granted for the construction of replacement/upgraded East stand incorporating upper level tiered seating and standing spectator areas with open-sided/backed roof canopy and formation of floorspace beneath spectator level for use comprising storage/sports hall/spectator food and drink and WC facilities) to allow the substitution of amended plans for increased length to replacement east stand.
Bromley Football Club, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EF
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00117/FULL1
Erection of two detached dwellinghouses, with associated access, parking, refuse store, cycle store and landscaping.
23 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AA
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/01178/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
43 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HR
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00629/PLUD
Loft Conversion with rear dormer with Juliet balcony, front rooflights, elevational alterations and addition of AC units to side elevation. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AW
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03721/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with patio/steps and elevational alterations.
47 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00573/FULL6
Demolition of rear garden shed, construction of single storey rear extension.
24 Sussex Road, Orpington, BR5 4JF
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01688/FULL6
Erection of new gates and metal posts at the front entrance.
124 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AS
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision Made25/00699/FULL6
Conversion of garage to habitable space, part first floor front extension, part two / single storey rear extension, new entrance porch, elevational and roof alterations including solar panels to rear.
46 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RS
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/02949/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 of Listed Buildings Consent 24/02949/LBC for the Refurbishment of Grade II listed multi use building to provide sale of food and drink outlets at ground floor level (Use Class E(b)) and multi-use room at basement level, function hall and separate business centre at first floor level and refurbished hotel guest rooms on second and third floor levels, together with addition of single storey garden room extension to rear of the building, formation of French windows to match existing at ground floor side onto covered way, formation of lift enclosure at 2nd floor to provide extended lift access to bedroom floors, in order to vary Condition 2 of the approved plans to allow an enlarged single storey rear kitchen extension.
175 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04806/FULL6
Hipped to gable loft conversion, raised roof height, two rear roof dormers including Juliet balcony, one front and rear roof light and elevational alterations.
55 Kenwood Drive, Beckenham, BR3 6QY
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00218/FULL6
Rear garage extension.
63 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PH
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decision Made21/03145/COND11
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 9 (Proposed Tree Planting), planning condition 12 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme), planning condition 13 (Child Play Strategy), planning condition 18 (Proposed Boundary Treatments) and planning condition 22 (Electric Charging Points) of planning permission reference 21/03145/FULL1, dated 1st June 2022.
208 - 212 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decision Made22/03342/TREE
2 x Sycamore trees on the Great Ash driveway adjacent to Great Birches - Remove.
Flat 6, Great Ash, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JZ
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decision Made22/04493/TREE
T1 Oak in front garden - Crown clean, remove major deadwood, reduce back branches from the property by 1-1.5m to appropriate growth points and lift the lower canopy on the road side of the crown to 4m.G1 Group of shrubs and small ornamental trees on front boundary of front garden including 2 x immature Cypress' and small Cherry Plum - Fell and grind all the stumps.
17 Styles Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AJ
Received 15 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/01547/CONDT7
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 4 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), planning condition 9 (Foundation Design) and planning condition 10 (Drainage) associated to planning reference number: 23/01547/FULL1, dated 21st Dec, 2023.
Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 27 May 2025 - Decision Made23/02828/TREE
T1 Goat Willow (Salix caprea) Dead - Cut to ground level.
Beechwood, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QD
Received 21 Jul 2023 - Decision Made24/03956/ADJ
To provide planning permission for pitches on a Traveller's site in Pool Court, Lewisham ; Proposed new traveller site with up to 7 pitches in 2 phases. hybrid application FUL (up to 3 dwellings) and OUT (up to 4 dwellings). (CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM)
Pool Court Fordmill Road London SE6 3JQ, Lewisham Council
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decision Made22/01079/TPO
T1 Ash - Fell.T2 Ash - Fell.SUBJECT TO TPO 1810 (4.5.2001)
80 Scotts Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0LX
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/02241/TREE
Large Leylandii tree - Remove.
Harefield, Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6EP
Received 6 Jun 2022 - Decision Made25/00379/TREE
G2 Multi-stemmed Holm Oak - Fell to ground level.T5 Oak - Reduce lateral growth over the garage roof by 3m, taking back to suitable growth points to retain shape.
3 Abbey Gardens, Chislehurst, BR7 5RA
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decision Made22/04417/CONDT3
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/04417/FULL1:Condition 11 - Remediation Works and Strategy - Part (i) onlyCondition 13 - Noise Mitigation MeasuresCondition 16 - Air Source Heat Pumps
306 - 310 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9DA
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision Made17/05084/CONDT6
Details of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission reference: 17/05084/FULL1Condition 26 - Noise mitigation measures
Land Adjacent To Bromley College, London Road, Bromley
Received 9 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/02403/TPO
T2 Oak in front of left garden - Reduce lowest limb by 2m.T3 Oak in centre roundabout - remove major dead wood.T4 Oak outside kitchen - Reduce limb overhanging pool by 1.5m and reduce limb towards house by 2m.T5 Oak adjacent to summer house - Crown raise to 4m above ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 2798 (25.7.2022)
Piermont, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 16 Jun 2022 - Decision Made24/00438/TPO
T1 Oak nearest to property - Reduce by 2.5m, crown thin by 10% and remove epicormic growth.SUBJECT TO TPO 2284 (8.4.2009)
1 Chapel Gate Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5FB
Received 5 Feb 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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