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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 dates23,042Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 15,517 approved or refused records
3,451Refused applications
12,066 approved · 3,451 refused · 431 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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.
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More application records
- Decision Made24/04801/TREE
T1 Holm Oak - Crown lift to 5m.
Spignalls, Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AE
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decision Made20/01559/CONDIT
Submission to approve details in relation to planning permission ref 20/01559/FULL1Condition 3 - Surface Water DrainageCondition 4 - Construction and Environmental Management PlanCondition 5 - Slab LevelsCondition 6 - Surface Water DrainageCondition 7 - Trees/PlantsCondition 8 - MaterialsCondition 9 - ParkingCondition 10 - HardstandingCondition 11 - Windows
The Croft, Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3JE
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decision Made24/03781/TREE
T1 Magnolia - Crown reduce by a maximum of 2m in height and 1 to 1.5m in spread on all aspects, leaving a finished height of 6m and spread on all aspects of 2m on each compass point.
Michael John House, 14 Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SD
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00031/TREE
T2 Sycamore in rear garden - Reduce and crown thin (current height approx 12m and finished height 10m. Current spread is approx 5m and finished crown spread 4m).T3 Sycamore in front garden - Reduce back to previous points (current height approx 10m and finished height 9m. Current crown spread 4m and finished crown spread 3m).T4 Ilex Aquifolium in front garden - Trim and reduce (current height 8m and finished height 7m. Current crown spread 4m and finished spread 3m).
Flat 1, 89 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HX
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decision Made22/04167/TPO
T1 Cedar - Crown lift on the client's side of the crown (north side), by removing the 4 no. lowest primary branches, to provide a ground clearance of approx 6m. SUBJECT TO TPO 1733 (18.8.2000)
56 Lakeside Drive, Bromley, BR2 8QJ
Received 24 Oct 2022 - Decision Made23/02584/TPO
T6 Oak - Dead tree - Reduce to 6m above ground level. T7 English Oak - Reduce back to previous reduction points (canopy reduction of up to 1.5m). T10 Oak - Reduce one limb facing south towards footpath back to previous pollard point. T17 Oak - Reduce south side of canopy extending over footpath and towards building to 6m from trunk (canopy extending over footpath). T24 Silver Birch - Dead tree - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T25 Beech - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. T26 Hawthorn - Dead tree - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.SUBJECT TO TPO 1180 (24.2.1995)
Nash House, Livability Nash College, Croydon Road, Bromley, BR2 7AG
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decision Made24/01561/TREE
T2 Cedar tree - Fell and remove stump.
Swainmote, Raggleswood, Chislehurst, BR7 5NH
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/01595/TREE
T1 Robinia - fell to ground level.T2 Robinia - fell to ground level.T3 Bay - reduce on all sides by 1m.T4 Bay - reduce on all sides by 1m.T5 Bay - fell to ground level.T6 Holm Oak - crown reduce by 2.5m. Even up the tree on side of the boundary and remove lower branch.
The Mount, Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2SX
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/02082/TREE
x1 Oak tree - Reduce overhanging branches by 2-3m back to boundary.
48 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7HB
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision Made22/00837/TREE
Conifer in rear garden (approximately 15-20m in height) - Reduce height to 50% and trim back the sides.
11 Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AB
Received 25 Feb 2022 - Decision Made24/03003/TPO
T1 Oak - Raise low canopy to 4m. Remove epicormic growth and reduce away from No. 6 Rowan Terrace.SUBJECT TO TPO 1229 (20.7.1995)T2 Oak - Reduce away No. 1 Robinia Close giving 3m minimum and raise to 4m.SUBJECT TO TPO 2620A (9.11.2016)
Street Record, Robinia Close, Penge, London
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision Made21/05812/CONDT2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission ref 21/05812/FULL1:Condition 13 - Landscaping details of treatment of all parts on the site
Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/00687/ADJ
Demolition of existing side extension to house; construction of a pair of two-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached dwelinghouses; other associated alterations. (CONSULTATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH reference 24/0255/F).
85 Brownspring Drive Eltham London SE9 3JY, Greenwich Council
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision Made22/01441/TREE
Self-seeded Holly tree with split trunk - Remove the part of the trunk with a diameter of 10cm.
Green Ridges, Beechcroft, Chislehurst, BR7 5DB
Received 20 Feb 2022 - Decision Made23/01055/AMD
Amendment to previous planning permission ref: 23/01055/FULL6 - Adjustment to size and location of 2 x roof lights upon flat roof and adjustment to window at rear to add transom and make upper pane openable.
44 Norlands Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RN
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/02969/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/02969/FULL3:Condition 4: Details of hard and soft landscaping. Condition 5: Details of Materials/Specification to be used within the building.Condition 14: Details Refuse/Recycling Storage Implementation.
175 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision Made22/02916/TREE
Large Pine tree at front of property - Reduce to ground level. Robinia and Holly - Prune back lower branches overhanging garage roof by approximately 3m. Row of Conifer trees at side of house - Reduce height by 2m and prune sides by 1.5m.Cherry and Hawthorn trees - Prune back by approximately 2m. Row of overgrown Holly trees at rear boundary fence - Reduce height by approx 3m and prune back by 2m.Overgrown Conifer on garden fence line - Dismantle and remove.
Muirfield, Willow Grove, Chislehurst, BR7 5BS
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decision Made21/01670/CONDT3
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning ref 21/01670/RESPA:Condition 6 - Details of arrangements for bicycle parking
Ironstone House, 205 - 213 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AH
Received 22 May 2023 - Decision Made25/01553/TREE
T1 Failing Silver Birch, close to the left hand boundary - Dismantle to ground level.T2 & T3 Large Beech trees close to the rear boundary - Raise both trees by 3m.T4 Cherry - Crown thin by 20%.
8 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LX
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decision Made22/01222/AMD
Amendment to planning ref 22/01222/FULL1: Change to the patio area extent to the rear and alteration of the position and size of steps, change from window to pair of sliding doors serving bedroom 2 in rear elevation, enlargement of lower ground floor to increase size of bedroom 1 and change of materials of lower ground floor from brickwork to painted/treated render.
21 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BG
Received 20 Sept 2022 - Decision Made21/03220/CONDT1
Details of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission ref: 21/03220/FULL1Condition 11 - External materialsCondition 12 - Electric vehicle charging pointsCondition 25 - Wheelchair units
32 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decision Made23/01605/EIA
Demolition of former Ruxley Park Clubhouse and associated Driving Range, replacement clubhouse, remodelling of courses through importation of inert material to create a new driving range, 18 hole, 9 hole and par 3 courses, and new water features for water harvesting and irrigation together with associated landscaping and bio-diversity enhancement works
Orpington Golf Centre, Sandy Lane, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HY
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decision Made22/02552/FULL1
Replacement of windows to first floor flat with double glazing windows to match materials and style of existing.
Flat 3, 65 Crystal Palace Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UT
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decision Made17/04914/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow variation of Condition 2 pursuant to permission ref. 17/04914/FULL6 granted for part one/two side/rear extension, front porch extension, roof alterations to form habitable space incorporating rooflights to front, side and rear to allow alterations to the external materials to include white rendered finish.
2 Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, BR6 9JJ
Received 9 Jul 2022
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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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