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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,986Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 15,441 approved or refused records
3,444Refused applications
11,997 approved · 3,444 refused · 430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made24/03558/FULL6
Loft conversion with two pitched roofed rear dormers and front and rear rooflights.
34 Bucknall Way, Beckenham, BR3 3XN
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision Made23/04171/FULL6
Alterations to the existing roof comprising of hip to gable end, rear dormer with juliet balcony and 2 rooflights in front roof slope. Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
61 Oakdene Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6DZ
Received 30 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/02894/FULL3
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 5 room/5 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) incorporating a single storey rear extension, removal of chimney, external refuse, and cycle storage.
40 Welbeck Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5DW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03190/FULL6
Demolition of existing front boundary wall and wooden pedestrian gates. Formation of vehicle access to include construction of six brick piers, brick wall with railings above, two vehicle access gates and pedestrian gate. (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
48 Park Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4EE
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/03531/FULL6
Ground floor rear extension
65 Princes Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/02345/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with pitched roof and elevational alternations.
8 Maberley Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DX
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01234/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension.
43 Randolph Road, Bromley, BR2 8PU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02911/FULL1
Erection of rear dormer window and insertion of front roof light windows in connection with loft conversion.
69 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7BB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01229/FULL1
Siting of parcel locker(s)
Chelsfield Station Car Park, The Highway, Orpington
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02988/FULL6
Single storey side extension
66 Rusland Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8AT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision Made25/01161/FULL6
Demolition of rear extension. Part single storey/part two storey side/rear extensions including garage conversion into habitable space, roof extensions including side and rear dormer windows in connection with loft conversion, elevational alterations. (Amended drawings and description).
41 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, BR6 8BU
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/01349/FULL6
Demolition of garage, rear conservatory and chimney, construction of a part one/two storey side/rear extension with rear Juliet balcony.
11 Grove Vale, Chislehurst, BR7 5DS
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02454/TPO
Oak tree at rear of 16 The Close - Crown reduce overall canopy by 30% (minimum). Re-prune back to previous reduction on a 3 year cycle.SUBJECT TO TPO 2761 (25.2.2022)
29 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/02863/PLUD
Loft conversion with hip to gable end, rear dormer and 3 rooflights in front roof slope PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
3 Groveland Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PU
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/02100/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflightsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
6 Cunningham Close, West Wickham, BR4 9PJ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision Made24/04762/FULL6
Single-storey side and rear extensions, loft conversion comprising rear dormer and rooflights to sides, elevational alterations.
1 Romanhurst Gardens, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PA
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/03672/FULL6
Demolition of conservatory. Enlargement of roof to provide first floor accommodation, single storey front porch, part one/two rear extension and elevational alterations.
32 Sandhurst Road, Orpington, BR6 9HW
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04210/FLXAG
Change of use of a former agricultural building together with a single storey rear extension to form a two-bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3)56 DAY APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER CLASS Q OF PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 2 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED)
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00976/LBC
Erection of single storey rear extension, flat roof link between existing valley roofs in connection with loft conversion providing additional bedrooms, formation of external door opening with storm porch to existing side addition, internal wall, floor and roof insulation, internal re-organisation and refurbishment, and formation of external rear swimming pool with associated landscaping. LISTED BUILDING CONSENT.
Downe Court, Cudham Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LF
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/03897/PLUD
Single storey rear extension PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
20 Treewall Gardens, Bromley, BR1 5BT
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04047/FULL6
First floor side extension including rear Juliet balcony.
32 Arne Grove, Orpington, BR6 9TT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04308/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.2m, for which the maximum height would be 3.8m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
152 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AW
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04533/FULL6
Two storey front/side extension, hipped to gable loft conversion including rear roof dormer, one front and side roof light and elevational alterations.
37 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BG
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00955/FULL6
Single storey side and rear extensions, garage conversion, alterations to first floor rear bay and elevational alterations.
34A Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LU
Received 18 Mar 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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