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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.
11,554 approved · 3,352 refused · 415 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Dec 2021 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SD
Received 17 Mar 202516 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EU
Received 11 Mar 202521 Crowhurst Way, Orpington, BR5 4BW
Received 2 Dec 20241 Manor House, Manor Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PY
Received 7 May 2025Rosecroft Social Club, 269 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
Received 28 Dec 2023Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 13 Nov 20242 Fuller Close, Orpington, BR6 6LA
Received 22 Mar 2024Millbush Cottage, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Received 8 Mar 202322 Hever Gardens, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HU
Received 14 Jun 202426 Mayfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HD
Received 9 Jun 20223 Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 26 Jun 202364 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RS
Received 25 Feb 2022Land Adjacent To Car Park, York Rise, Orpington
Received 22 Jul 20227 Grosvenor Road, West Wickham, BR4 9PU
Received 13 Mar 2023Parkside, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JS
Received 31 Jan 202525 Willersley Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RT
Received 6 Dec 20231 Yester Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5LR
Received 10 Nov 2023Ashmore Farm, Ashmore Lane, Keston, BR2 6DJ
Received 4 May 202219 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0SG
Received 5 Mar 2024Flat A, Belvedere Court, 30 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HR
Received 10 Aug 202269 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QU
Received 26 Apr 2022Council Depot, Station Road, Bromley
Received 7 Nov 202414 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9EL
Received 14 Feb 20226 Clareville Road, Orpington, BR5 1RU
Received 21 Dec 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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