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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.
11,379 approved · 3,316 refused · 410 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
127 Castleton Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4DD
Received 13 Dec 202230 Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0SA
Received 16 Jan 20237 Maybourne Close, Sydenham, London, SE26 6HQ
Received 24 Nov 202236 Minster Road, Bromley, BR1 4DZ
Received 9 Oct 2023Little Orchard, Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 19 Dec 2023The Croft, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 15 Sept 2022Reddings, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AY
Received 16 Jan 202317 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EE
Received 15 May 202327 Lennard Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9AZ
Received 14 Jun 202310 Brenchley Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5NQ
Received 22 May 202359 Sutherland Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QY
Received 3 May 202351 Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0LJ
Received 14 Apr 2023Marie Louise Barn , Cockmannings Lane, Orpington, BR5 4FF
Received 3 Jul 202334 Ferndown Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8DF
Received 7 Sept 20234A Church Row, Chislehurst, BR7 5PG
Received 24 Aug 202319 Wyvern Close, Orpington, BR6 9DX
Received 15 Nov 202319 Wyvern Close, Orpington, BR6 9DX
Received 21 Feb 2024Sheepcote Farm, Sheepcote Lane, Orpington, BR5 4ET
Received 2 Jan 202415 Kilnfield Cottages, Hollybush Lane, Orpington, BR6 7QW
Received 8 Sept 202327 Felstead Road, Orpington, BR6 9AA
Received 25 Aug 20236 Berryfield Close, Bromley, BR1 2WF
Received 17 Aug 202319 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0SG
Received 5 Oct 202367 Wisley Road, Orpington, BR5 3DS
Received 16 Oct 20232 Orchard Villas, Rushmore Hill, Orpington, BR6 7NB
Received 8 Sept 2023Records 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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