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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 dates21,937Searchable applications
844Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 14,591 approved or refused records
3,298Refused applications
11,293 approved · 3,298 refused · 406 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/02310/CUETC3
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), to change existing shop unit into an additional habitable room for existing dwellinghouse under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
37A Palace Road, Bromley, BR1 3JT
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Decision Made22/02093/FULL1
Replace two windows and block up a door to an ancillary building and general maintenance and redecoration to the windows and external doors to Bromley Fire Station
Bromley Fire Station, 4 South Street, Bromley, BR1 1RH
Received 24 May 2022 - Decision Made22/03024/FULL6
Demolition of detached garage, two storey side extensions to west and east elevations single storey front extensions to north (front) elevation. Single storey rear and side extension to south (rear) and east (side) elevations and associated alterations
Reddings, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AY
Received 29 Jul 2022 - Decision Made22/01700/FULL6
Single storey ground floor rear extension in part replacing existing extension and dilapidated conservatory
39 Allen Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NU
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/01816/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.2m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
22 Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DF
Received 3 May 2022 - Decision Made22/01806/FULL6
Part one/two storey side/rear extensions.
38 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BQ
Received 4 May 2022 - Decision Made22/01812/FULL1
Two storey outbuilding in the rear garden to create garage, workshop and offices and new pavement in the front garden and bike storage. (Amended plans).
444 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HQ
Received 4 May 2022 - Decision Made22/02497/FULL6
Replace five windows, on the front of the ground and first floors.
46 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HW
Received 22 Jun 2022 - Decision Made22/04514/FULL6
Rear and side extension to detached garage incorporating accommodation in the roof space of the garage with addition of side dormers and link extension to the main dwelling
Elmhurst, Elm Walk, Orpington, BR6 8LX
Received 16 Nov 2022 - Decision Made22/03614/FULL6
Two storey side extension.
97 Faringdon Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8BT
Received 13 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/04302/FULL1
Change of window opening to external door opening.
Flat 3, Markham Court, 39 Wickham Road, Beckenham, BR3 6TP
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decision Made22/04674/FULL1
Demolition of existing garden studio/workshop outbuilding and construction of single storey one bedroom dwellinghouse and 2 car parking spaces on land adjoining 1 High House Cottage.
1 High House Cottages, Ashmore Lane, Keston, BR2 6DH
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/00116/FULL6
Front porch/two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension together with roof alterations (RETROSPECTIVE)
19 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
Received 13 Jan 2023 - Decision Made22/03718/FULL6
Detached garden room to rear of garden
26 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DY
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/04905/FULL6
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
46 Kemble Drive, Bromley, BR2 8PZ
Received 14 Dec 2022 - Decision Made22/05062/FULL6
Part demolition of side and rear extensions; construction of a two-storey side/rear extension with rooflight; single storey rear extension; rooflight to rear of main roof; new garden patio.
35 Harwood Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3DX
Received 28 Dec 2022 - Decision Made22/03794/FULL6
Front porch
29 Merton Gardens, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DA
Received 22 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/05042/ELUD
The extension was finished January 2018 and was not carried out not in accordance with the approved planning application 17/04610/FULL6. As the works were completed over 4 years ago we are seeking a Certificate of lawfulness for the works that do not comply to the original application. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
47 Derry Downs, Orpington, BR5 4DU
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/02515/FULL6
Install a porch at the front of the property. Erect a summer house in the rear garden and relocating existing garden shed in rear garden.
103 The Highway, Orpington, BR6 9DQ
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decision Made23/02741/FULL1
Demolition of existing bungalow, garage and shed and erection of 2 detached two storey 4 bedroom dwellings with access road and associated parking, refuse and cycle stores and landscaping
41 Craven Road, Orpington, BR6 7RU
Received 14 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/04441/FULL6
Replace 7 single-glazed windows on the second floor of the house with timber-framed double-glazed windows. New windows (6 sash and one casement) to be in the same style as existing including the arches at the top of the sash.
45 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HP
Received 21 Nov 2023 - Decision Made23/02669/TPO
T3 English Oak - Fell to ground level. T10 Hornbeam - Fell to ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 829 (26.3.1993)
Land To The Rear Of 83-89 Yester Road, Walden Road, Chislehurst
Received 11 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/01502/FULL6
Single storey ground floor wraparound extension with six rooflights.
91 Crown Lane, Bromley, BR2 9PJ
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decision Made23/01797/FULL6
Alterations to roof incorporating a loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balcony, front rooflights and solar panels on dormer flat roof.
37 Porthallow Close, Orpington, BR6 9XU
Received 10 May 2023
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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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