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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,668Searchable applications
847Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 15,160 approved or refused records
3,399Refused applications
11,761 approved · 3,399 refused · 422 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made24/00213/FULL6
Demolition of existing raised rear terrace and swimming pool replaced by a new rear terraced patio to include handrail/guarding, steps to garden level and addition of fencing to flank boundaries and elevational alterations to existing store.
8 Ninhams Wood, Orpington, BR6 8NJ
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/04649/PLUD
Rear dormer loft conversion with front roof lights. (LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE PROPOSED)
17 Welbeck Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5DN
Received 5 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00093/FULL6
Enlargement of the width of a first floor dormer bedroom and ground floor front single storey infill extension.
24 Sherlies Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9RE
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/03743/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement 4 bedroom, 2 storey dwelling with accommodation in roofspace, with associated landscaping works to front and rear including hardstanding/patio.
32 Kenwood Drive, Beckenham, BR3 6QX
Received 2 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/03101/FULL1
Replacement of all existing lampposts on the site with new Skylite LED lampposts, and addition of 6 further lampposts, replacement of existing wall mounted lights and existing bollards.
The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02432/ADV
10 No. External vinyls to windows/glazing and 1 No. non illuminated Aluminium Panel Signage
168 Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BB
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01750/PLUD
Removal of 2x chimney stacks. Gable ended roof alterations to form loft conversion with rear dormer extension and front rooflights, increase in chimney height and roof/elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
152 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5BX
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01812/ASDWEL
Construction of upward (first floor) extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of extended dwellinghouse 7.32m) (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views).
21 St Georges Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JB
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision Made24/00991/FULL6
Single storey front/side and rear extension and hip to gable loft conversion with front rooflights and rear dormer with Juliet balcony
140 Windsor Drive, Orpington, BR6 6HQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01594/FULL6
Single storey rear infill extension. Garage roof alterations incorporating front porch and side elevational alterations.
16 Knoll Rise, Orpington, BR6 0DD
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02074/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear extension with terrace and steps to rear, roof alterations, conversion of garage and elevational alterations
37 Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/02462/FULL6
Proposed single storey side extension with steps, construction of fence/gate to front and removal of chimney
196 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR2 0BB
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01826/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - Mitigation Option 2.SUBJECT TO TPO 965A (8.4.1994)
8 Cobden Mews, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UX
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision Made25/00578/FULL6
Single storey side/rear extension, new rear garden brick wall and raised steps and elevational alterations.
18 Foxbury Drive, Orpington, BR6 6EL
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00572/FULL1
Erection of two storey 4 bedroom, 8 person, detached dwelling
90 Mayfield Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0AG
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01181/FULL6
Construction of a new single storey rear extension and steps to side and rear.
37 Westhurst Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6HS
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00837/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
56 Whitmore Road, Beckenham, BR3 3NS
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04701/FULL1
Alterations to front faþade, including replacement windows and doors and solar shading fins.
145 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JD
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04231/PLUD
Installation of 4 no. windows and 1 no. door to the side and rear elevations of existing retail unit LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Downe Court Farm, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00423/PLUD
Removal of 2x chimneys. Hip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer, Juliet balcony, front rooflights and elevations alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
28 Hilda Vale Road, Orpington, BR6 7AN
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/04345/FULL2
Change of use of the upper first and second floors from Office Class E(g) use to Vocational Educational Training Class F1a use and associated works
120 - 122 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JS
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00386/FULL6
Loft conversion with full width rear dormer and rooflight in front slope
7 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AN
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01222/FULL6
Garage conversion to habitable room, construction of single storey rear extension, single storey front extension and elevational alterations.
93 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SF
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00267/FULL1
Change of use of existing building from use within Class B8 of the Use Classes Order to allow use under Classes B2, B8 or E(g)(i)(ii)(iii)
Unit A, Croydon Road Industrial Estate, Tannery Close, Beckenham, BR3 4BY
Received 27 Jan 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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