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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.
11,867 approved · 3,422 refused · 425 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PX
Received 2 Dec 2024223 Worsley Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RW
Received 7 Oct 2024Flat 18A, Beck Court, 74 Beck Lane, Beckenham, BR3 4RB
Received 15 Nov 2024Land At Junction With Southend Road, Albemarle Road, Beckenham
Received 14 Mar 202515 Morston Gardens, Mottingham, London, SE9 4NE
Received 1 May 20258 The Meadow, Chislehurst, BR7 6AA
Received 3 Dec 2021Ashbourne, 25B Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PE
Received 8 Dec 202120A Mayfield Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0AL
Received 24 Nov 2021Camden Place, Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HJ
Received 31 Jul 202340 Romney Drive, Bromley, BR1 2TE
Received 23 Nov 2022Footzie Social Club, Station Approach, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BQ
Received 8 Feb 2022Shortlands Golf Club, Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX
Received 17 Jul 2024Flat 1, Arbury Court, 199 - 201 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ER
Received 7 Feb 2024Deneside, Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NS
Received 13 May 2022Summit House, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0AP
Received 16 Jan 2024Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 28 Oct 202216A Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RL
Received 7 Feb 2024Land Opposite 48, Ramsden Road, Orpington
Received 16 Jun 20221 Chapel Gate Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5FB
Received 7 Dec 20215 Offenham Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4LY
Received 11 Jan 2022152 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LF
Received 25 Feb 2022Flat 1, 9 Bromley Road, Beckenham, BR3 5NT
Received 17 Mar 2022240A High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LZ
Received 5 Jan 20225 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LA
Received 23 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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