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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.
11,815 approved · 3,410 refused · 423 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
11 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JE
Received 29 Jul 202424 Heron Court, Bromley, BR2 9LR
Received 7 May 202436 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PQ
Received 20 Jun 2024Longwood House, 12A Mavelstone Close, Bromley, BR1 2PJ
Received 19 Jul 202445 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PR
Received 1 May 202431 Queens Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JJ
Received 14 Jun 2024187 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EH
Received 17 Feb 20253 Brookside, Orpington, BR6 0AW
Received 7 Jan 2025Frankie & Benny's, Farnborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7DH
Received 30 Oct 20243 Hanover Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6TA
Received 6 Nov 202416 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EU
Received 22 Nov 202466 Vinson Close, Orpington, BR6 0EG
Received 23 Jan 20251 Maywood Close, Beckenham, BR3 5BW
Received 19 Mar 20251 Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AB
Received 20 Jan 202534 Groveland Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QA
Received 21 Oct 20241 Beaumont Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JL
Received 3 Mar 202511 Kingsdale Road, Penge, London, SE20 7PR
Received 18 Oct 202421 Waratah Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5FP
Received 7 May 202524 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EG
Received 15 May 2025Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 20 Jan 2022Footzie Social Club, Station Approach, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BQ
Received 17 Jul 2023Pinehurst , South Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5EF
Received 23 Dec 202150 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LJ
Received 14 Apr 2025Imperial House, 21 - 25 North Street, Bromley, BR1 1SD
Received 10 Jul 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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