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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.
11,652 approved · 3,373 refused · 419 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DA
Received 11 Sept 20232 Barnet Drive, Bromley, BR2 8PQ
Received 26 Feb 202437 Sidney Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PX
Received 21 Sept 2023Land Fronting 1 - 3, Wickham Road, Beckenham
Received 9 May 2025Imperial House, 21 - 25 North Street, Bromley, BR1 1SD
Received 8 Mar 2023Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 11 Mar 20242 Redgate Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BT
Received 7 Oct 2024Flat 1, 57 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DT
Received 1 Mar 202212 Alexandra Cottages, Hardings Lane, Penge, London, SE20 7JJ
Received 8 Feb 2022196 Kent House Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JN
Received 8 Jul 2024National Westminster Bank Sports Ground , Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NZ
Received 5 Dec 2022199 Crofton Lane, Orpington, BR6 0BP
Received 11 Mar 20244 Castledine Road, Penge, London, SE20 8PL
Received 1 Dec 20237 Daleside Close, Orpington, BR6 6ED
Received 12 Jul 202491A Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QQ
Received 15 Aug 202420 Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD
Received 6 May 202418 Hawkhurst Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PF
Received 18 Jun 2024South Suburban Co Op Society, Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Received 21 Mar 20251 Selwyn Place, Orpington, BR5 3BA
Received 5 Apr 202424 Drayton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JW
Received 12 Sept 2024Little Orchard, Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 1 Jul 2024Cranbrook Court, 50 Thesiger Road, Penge, London, SE20 7NW
Received 15 Jul 2024Mottingham Hall Nursery, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE9 4RW
Received 6 Aug 20242 Coney Hall Parade, Kingsway, West Wickham, BR4 9JB
Received 21 Aug 2024Records 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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