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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.
12,004 approved · 3,445 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
8 Holland Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DN
Received 28 Dec 202237 Highfield Avenue, Orpington, BR6 6LE
Received 8 Nov 20223 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 9 Mar 2023The Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EH
Received 21 Mar 202488 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3ER
Received 10 Jun 202447 Durham Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0SN
Received 26 Nov 202117 Novar Close, Orpington, BR6 0XA
Received 20 Dec 202166 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EZ
Received 5 Jan 202253 Hawkhurst Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PE
Received 25 Jan 2022Chelsfield Hall Farm, High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BJ
Received 28 Dec 20231 Fairfield Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JR
Received 4 Dec 2024Bickley Park Cricket Club, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AS
Received 10 Mar 202287A Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DN
Received 6 Mar 202232 Ravensbury Road, Orpington, BR5 2NP
Received 16 Feb 202226 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NG
Received 8 Jun 20224 Ladycroft Gardens, Orpington, BR6 7DE
Received 22 Jun 20221 Morland Court, Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7SU
Received 7 Jul 202261 Westhurst Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6HS
Received 28 Apr 2022191 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AR
Received 15 Aug 20221 Beechwood Drive, Keston, BR2 6HN
Received 24 Aug 202218 Hillcrest Road, Bromley, BR1 4SB
Received 25 Jul 202235 Beck Lane, Beckenham, BR3 4RD
Received 10 Aug 20229 Farmland Walk, Chislehurst, BR7 6JH
Received 2 Jun 202240 Herbert Road, Bromley, BR2 9SH
Received 18 Jul 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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