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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.
11,407 approved · 3,322 refused · 411 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LA
Received 12 Feb 2024150 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PU
Received 13 Oct 20233 Braeside, Beckenham, BR3 1ST
Received 20 Nov 202310A Avington Grove, Penge, London, SE20 8RY
Received 25 Sept 2023April Cottage, 30 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH
Received 22 Jan 202433 St John's Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1HS
Received 11 Mar 2024133 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7DS
Received 14 Mar 20245 Springfield Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9PX
Received 15 Sept 2023297 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Received 4 Sept 2024Land To The Rear Of 83-89 Yester Road, Walden Road, Chislehurst
Received 2 Apr 202499 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0HY
Received 24 Sept 2024158 - 162 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7QS
Received 23 May 202411 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HG
Received 4 Jun 202426 Broomfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QD
Received 31 Jul 20241 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, BR1 1HN
Received 7 Aug 202416 Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BY
Received 27 Sept 202498 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DZ
Received 2 Apr 2024161 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PS
Received 13 Jan 2025Oaklands, Skibbs Lane, Orpington, BR5 4HA
Received 2 Jun 202554 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 10 Jan 2025130 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3ER
Received 1 Apr 20255A Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 23 Sept 20247 Crossway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PF
Received 15 Oct 2024277 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8BG
Received 10 Feb 2025Records 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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