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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.
11,612 approved · 3,365 refused · 418 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
214 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AX
Received 27 Jan 2022Wishing Well, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Received 16 May 20221 Liskeard Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6RT
Received 28 Nov 202231 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 5 Apr 20227 Cumberland Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PG
Received 6 Jul 202324 Dale Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 0BZ
Received 16 Apr 20244 Tudor Place, Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HN
Received 18 Jun 202423 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UA
Received 23 Jan 202341 Beechwood Rise, Chislehurst, BR7 6TF
Received 21 Jul 202318A Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LQ
Received 1 Nov 202312 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 1 Feb 2023Elmhurst, Elm Walk, Orpington, BR6 8LX
Received 13 May 20255 Balgowan Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HJ
Received 16 May 2023Holmbury, Keston Avenue, Keston, BR2 6BH
Received 17 May 202234 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 25 Mar 2024115A High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AG
Received 30 May 2024Cory Environmental Norman Road Belvedere London DA17 6JY, Bexley Council
Received 18 Oct 2023305 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8EZ
Received 10 Feb 202219 Green Way, Bromley, BR2 8EZ
Received 21 Dec 202138 Eden Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AT
Received 4 Jan 202293 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
Received 21 Dec 202177 St Georges Road West, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NR
Received 22 Feb 202214 Liddon Road, Bromley, BR1 2SS
Received 10 Mar 202280 Kynaston Road, Bromley, BR1 5AW
Received 7 Feb 2022Records 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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