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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.
11,740 approved · 3,396 refused · 422 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Nov 2021 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Eldred Drive, Orpington, BR5 4PF
Received 12 Oct 202343 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BD
Received 8 Feb 20233 Braeside, Beckenham, BR3 1ST
Received 7 Oct 20223 Cavendish Place, Bromley, BR1 2GA
Received 13 Dec 20221 Ethelbert Road, Orpington, BR5 3JN
Received 14 Feb 20231 Keston End, Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DT
Received 1 Feb 202319 Carlton Parade, Orpington, BR6 0JB
Received 28 Mar 202343 Oregon Square, Orpington, BR6 8BH
Received 30 Jun 202335 Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QL
Received 8 Jan 2024155 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JP
Received 30 Mar 202318 Starts Hill Road, Orpington, BR6 7AP
Received 10 Jul 202319 Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3SA
Received 20 Apr 2023Kelsey House, 77 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AN
Received 3 Mar 202317 Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QL
Received 17 Apr 20235 Stead Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6FB
Received 28 Mar 202327 Chesham Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AA
Received 10 May 20233 Waratah Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5FP
Received 23 May 202356 Links Way, Beckenham, BR3 3DQ
Received 20 Jun 202322 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PX
Received 5 Mar 2024227 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PT
Received 30 Oct 2023133 Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BS
Received 4 Oct 202361 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, BR6 8BU
Received 21 Aug 2023183A Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JB
Received 12 Oct 20236 Long Meadow Close, West Wickham, BR4 0EQ
Received 24 Nov 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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