Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
11,703 approved · 3,384 refused · 422 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent To 15, Sandy Bury, Orpington
Received 25 Jan 20225 Maple Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LP
Received 6 Apr 202250 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PF
Received 17 Feb 202211 Laneside, Chislehurst, BR7 6BP
Received 10 Feb 2022Cinnamon Culture, 46 Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3PA
Received 7 Feb 2022First Floor Flat, 215 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR2 9QZ
Received 6 Jun 2022324 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HR
Received 1 Jun 202250 Rolleston Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AL
Received 19 Apr 2022Five Oaks Stables, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 22 Dec 2022Coach House, 35A Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 20 Apr 202232 Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR2 9LD
Received 1 Aug 2022Unit 6, Orchard Business Centre, Kangley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5AQ
Received 13 Apr 20222 Old Priory Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0PL
Received 27 Jul 202283 Westhurst Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6HS
Received 5 Sept 2022426 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HQ
Received 26 Apr 202210 Old Hill, Orpington, BR6 6BN
Received 23 Aug 20221 Becketts Close, Orpington, BR6 9QJ
Received 9 Sept 2022Elm Gables, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HH
Received 4 Jul 2022Little Orchard, Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 20 Jan 202316 Manor Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LE
Received 25 Nov 20221 Rama Lane, Anerley, London, SE19 2LJ
Received 18 Jan 2023172 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 2 Nov 20237 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 29 Sept 202242 Colesburg Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HP
Received 13 Feb 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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