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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.
11,892 approved · 3,428 refused · 426 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hayes Street Farm, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LB
Received 13 Mar 202337 Walden Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EJ
Received 29 Mar 2023Jaro, Berrys Hill, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AG
Received 14 Jun 2023104 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AZ
Received 27 Mar 202337 Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9AX
Received 31 May 2023Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 14 Mar 202317 Grosvenor Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QT
Received 23 Nov 20234 Oregon Square, Orpington, BR6 8BQ
Received 1 Dec 20233 Warren Drive, Orpington, BR6 6EX
Received 14 Oct 202471 Mickleham Road, Orpington, BR5 2RW
Received 13 Feb 2024170 Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QZ
Received 8 Mar 202493 Leesons Hill, Orpington, BR5 2NG
Received 28 Sept 2023134 Windsor Drive, Orpington, BR6 6HQ
Received 5 Feb 202415 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HF
Received 28 Dec 2023Unit 10, Nugent Shopping Park, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3RP
Received 7 Aug 202337 Walden Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EJ
Received 5 Mar 202486 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NP
Received 1 Feb 202443 Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BH
Received 3 Oct 202329 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 17 Jun 20244A Blakeney Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HA
Received 15 Mar 202410 Kemerton Road, Beckenham, BR3 6NJ
Received 21 Mar 202430 Anerley Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2AE
Received 2 Sept 2024Oakhurst Piggeries, Cudham Lane South, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QA
Received 30 Apr 202456 Crescent Road, Bromley, BR1 3PW
Received 5 Jun 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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