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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 dates21,777Searchable applications
820Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 14,493 approved or refused records
3,281Refused applications
11,212 approved · 3,281 refused · 403 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/01535/FULL6
Demolition of porch canopy, conversion of garage to habitable space, part single, part two storey front extension and elevational alterations.
20 Starts Close, Orpington, BR6 8NU
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/00643/FULL6
Part one/two storey side and rear extensions with enclosed porch.
2F Alma Road, Orpington, BR5 4PT
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04654/FULL1
Conversion of existing two storey dwelling house (C3 use) into 9 bedroom large HMO (Sui Generis) (in association with previous permission granted under ref. 23/01986/FULL6 for the construction of a part one/two storey side/rear extension and side elevational alterations)
56 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HP
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Valid25/00594/FULL1
Use of land for stationing of shipping container structure for use as a food takeaway service
Orpington Pond Service Station, 2 - 4 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JG
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03943/ELUD
Use as a small HMO prior to 1 September 2022, when the Article 4 Direction in respect of HMOs took effect EXISTING LAWFUL USE CERTIFICATE
186 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8BL
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04668/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
42 Lloyds Way, Beckenham, BR3 3QS
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00086/FULL6
Loft conversion with hip to gable end, rear dormer to main roof, outrigger dormer to rear addition and front rooflights.
39 Wheathill Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XQ
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/00061/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
15 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TP
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/04636/FULL6
Construction of single storey detached garden building for use as home gym, art studio and garden store.
105 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04213/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer, window to side and rooflights to front.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
26 Stowe Road, Orpington, BR6 9HQ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/03795/PLUD
Demolition of conservatory and proposed single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
43 Faringdon Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8BP
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04425/ELUD
Single storey rear extension (following the grant of prior approval under ref: 23/04909/HHPA) including alterations to front porch and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
154 Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3AE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/03925/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension with light lantern
1 Eastcroft Villas, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LA
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04628/FULL6
Proposed single storey rear extension
38 Barkway Drive, Orpington, BR6 8PQ
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/02096/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey side/rear extension and elevational alterations.
24 Mayfield Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0AL
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/01977/FULL6
Proposed ground floor rear extension, re-roof and first floor rear and side extensions
Timbercroft, 9 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, BR4 9BU
Received 27 May 2025 - Decision Made22/04973/TREE
T1 Beech - Prune to give 1-2m clearance from CCTV pole, reduce branch length over road by approx. 3m.T2 Sycamore - Remove single branch (approx.15cm diameter) at 3m at low angle towards road back to main stem.T3 Liquidambar - Prune back upward curving branch to form balanced crown shape.T4 Sycamore - Remove heavily squirrel damaged branch in upper crown and remove moderate deadwood.G5 Leylandii - Reduce 3 trees by approximately 8m in height in line with adjacent previously reduced conifers (conifers that had previously snapped in high winds with similar co-dominant forks / included bark as G5).
5 The Glebe, Chislehurst, BR7 5PX
Received 20 Dec 2022 - Decision Made22/04806/AMD
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 22/04806/FULL6: Change to a single storey rear extension
22 South View, Bromley, BR1 3DP
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Decision Made21/01650/CONDT1
Submission of details in relation to conditions attached to planning application ref 21/01650/RESPA:Condition 1: Construction and Environmental Management Plan
6 - 20 Burrell Row, Beckenham, BR3 1AT
Received 22 May 2023 - Decision Made25/01761/FULL6
Demolition of front extension, rear conservatory and rear outbuilding, erection of two storey front and single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, replacement swimming pool in rear garden and elevational alterations.
Bourne, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 12 May 2025 - Decision Made22/02402/AMD
Amendment to planning ref: 22/02402/FULL6:Amend the size and square off the approved rear extension window, to an angle, at the rear right hand side. Reduce the size of the large skylight.
8 Hillcrest Road, Bromley, BR1 4SB
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/02844/CONDIT
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/02844/FULL1:Condition 4: a method statement specifically addressing the protection of T1 Ash at each stage of the proposalCondition 5: Construction and Environmental Management Plan
10 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PD
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decision Made22/00442/TREE
T1 Severely decayed Lime tree in rear - Make new Pollard at 5m from ground level.
13 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 7 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/01112/AVIATN
Consultation under Schedule 2, Part 8 Class F of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, in respect of a proposed new gatehouse for the main site entrance at London Biggin Hill Airport.
Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 14 Mar 2022
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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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