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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.
11,849 approved · 3,419 refused · 425 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
63 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PN
Received 8 Sept 20227 Red Oak Close, Orpington, BR6 8HH
Received 27 Sept 202244 Ravensbury Road, Orpington, BR5 2NP
Received 30 Sept 2022125C Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TS
Received 7 Dec 20231 Rowden Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NA
Received 11 Jan 2023Bellapais, Kelsey Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3NF
Received 8 Sept 2022139 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 8HW
Received 1 Dec 202260 Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DQ
Received 2 May 20239 Pondfield Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HS
Received 27 Jun 202327 Frankswood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BW
Received 7 Jun 2023Hayes Street Farm, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LB
Received 13 Mar 202345 Southcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 9QG
Received 29 Jun 20232 Powster Road, Bromley, BR1 5HF
Received 20 Apr 2023Oakleigh Lodge, Summer Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NY
Received 12 Oct 202292 Repton Road, Orpington, BR6 9HU
Received 13 Dec 2023Applegarth, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
Received 3 Sept 2024105 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5DB
Received 29 Mar 2023191 Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QX
Received 18 Jul 2023Land Adjacent To 5, Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington
Received 28 Feb 2023203 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LA
Received 14 Apr 202355 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
Received 18 Sept 202318 West Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LW
Received 25 Sept 2023Benjamin Court, St Hugh's Road, Penge, London, SE20 8PJ
Received 24 Aug 202328 Woodlands Road, Orpington, BR6 6EB
Received 13 Feb 2024Records 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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