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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.
12,270 approved · 3,489 refused · 432 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Oct 2021 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
287 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8BG
Received 15 Sept 202318 Husseywell Crescent, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LN
Received 22 Jan 2024135 Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8EN
Received 19 Feb 20243 Spring Shaw Road, Orpington, BR5 2RH
Received 16 Feb 202447 Scotts Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0LT
Received 17 Oct 2023163 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AZ
Received 4 Sept 2023404 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HG
Received 25 Mar 202431 The Mead, Beckenham, BR3 5PF
Received 16 Oct 2023GlaxoSmithKline, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham
Received 12 May 202241 Reddons Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LY
Received 11 Oct 202328 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 4 Feb 20254 Boscobel Close, Bromley, BR1 2BF
Received 13 Jan 2025Aliyah, 2A Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BT
Received 10 Mar 20226 Elm Bank Drive, Bromley, BR1 2ST
Received 31 Aug 20238 Lansdowne Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8JU
Received 25 Nov 202418 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 11 Apr 20231 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 1 Mar 2024Troika, 15 Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 4 May 202223 Oakleigh Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9PL
Received 20 Mar 20256 Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3LS
Received 21 May 2025Queens Court, 53 Rectory Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HS
Received 21 Apr 202321 Bromley Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BG
Received 8 Dec 20215 Wood Ride, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PZ
Received 19 Nov 20215 Whateley Road, Penge, London, SE20 7NE
Received 8 Apr 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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