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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.
11,201 approved · 3,277 refused · 403 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Chislehurst School For Girls, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Received 13 Mar 2023346 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NQ
Received 9 Aug 2023Holmleigh, Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QL
Received 14 Aug 20235 Whippendell Way, Orpington, BR5 3BY
Received 31 Oct 202337 Hartfield Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 9DW
Received 9 Feb 2024156 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BA
Received 21 Sept 202327 Felstead Road, Orpington, BR6 9AA
Received 1 Sept 20239 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AA
Received 19 Feb 2024Adenwen, Oakley Road, Bromley, BR2 8HG
Received 7 Nov 20237 Farnborough Crescent, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DL
Received 7 Feb 202479 Oakdene Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6DZ
Received 15 Jan 202414 Willersley Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RS
Received 5 Dec 202366 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EZ
Received 23 Jan 2024Bratton, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 1 Mar 202432 Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0PW
Received 6 Dec 202330 Wisley Road, Orpington, BR5 3DS
Received 9 Aug 2024Land At, New Mill Road, Orpington
Received 25 Mar 2024InPost Lockers, Multistorey Car Park, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 11 Mar 20246 Roseneath Close, Orpington, BR6 7SR
Received 6 Feb 202523 Cowper Road, Bromley, BR2 9RT
Received 28 Jun 2024Land Outside 129, Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley
Received 24 Jul 202461 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PN
Received 29 May 20248 Clement Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NT
Received 25 Mar 20245 Broomhill Road, Orpington, BR6 0EN
Received 1 May 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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