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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.
11,821 approved · 3,411 refused · 423 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NN
Received 28 Feb 2025Hayes Common Bowls Club, West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Received 2 Jun 20222 Copley Dene, Bromley, BR1 2PW
Received 16 Oct 2024Rosecroft Social Club, 269 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
Received 7 Feb 2024Cedars, 42 Wilderness Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EY
Received 7 Mar 2024152 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AY
Received 17 Jan 2024Street Record, Woodstock Gardens, Beckenham
Received 22 Apr 2024272 Repton Road, Orpington, BR6 9JE
Received 15 Jan 202421 Pinecrest Gardens, Orpington, BR6 7WA
Received 30 May 202214 Camden Grove, Chislehurst, BR7 5BH
Received 9 Sept 2024Pedestrian Subway Under Crystal Palace Parade, Crystal Palace Parade, Anerley, London
Received 31 Mar 202226 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LU
Received 13 Nov 2024Multistorey Car Park, Simpsons Road, Shortlands, Bromley
Received 13 Mar 20231 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 6 Nov 2024Land At, Saltwood Close, Orpington
Received 24 Jun 2022Garden Cottage, The Glebe, Chislehurst, BR7 5PX
Received 27 Sept 2022187 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AT
Received 18 May 2022Orpington Golf Centre, Sandy Lane, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HY
Received 3 Jan 2024Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 29 Feb 202420 Norlands Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RN
Received 21 Oct 202451 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LN
Received 2 Jan 202419 Marlowe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6ND
Received 24 May 2022Chevender Cottage, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LX
Received 11 Feb 2022Unit 1, 23 Station Road, Penge, London, SE20 7BE
Received 18 Mar 2022Records 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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