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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.
12,348 approved · 3,500 refused · 434 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
28 Randolph Road, Bromley, BR2 8PU
Received 7 Jul 2022Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground, Leesons Way, Orpington
Received 16 Nov 2021Chislehurst Common, High Street, Chislehurst
Received 27 Mar 2024Downe Livery Stables, High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JL
Received 28 Apr 202222 Hillcrest Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TY
Received 23 Feb 20245 Beech Hurst Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5FE
Received 2 Feb 2024217 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AT
Received 26 Nov 202438 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 2 Sept 202439 Oregon Square, Orpington, BR6 8BH
Received 4 Jul 202442 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EF
Received 21 Nov 2024Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 1 Mar 202239 Valeswood Road, Bromley, BR1 4RE
Received 11 Dec 2023317 Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HW
Received 1 Aug 2022Swanley Service Station, Swanley Bypass, Sidcup, DA14 5JA
Received 7 Mar 202367 Station Road, West Wickham, BR4 0PY
Received 18 Aug 20235 The Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0HB
Received 19 Dec 20246 Wolfe Close, Bromley, BR2 7LY
Received 27 May 2025178 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AU
Received 26 Nov 202113 Ethelbert Road, Bromley, BR1 1JA
Received 10 Dec 20213 Court Farm Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JH
Received 19 Oct 202110 Wellbrook Road, Orpington, BR6 7AB
Received 22 Oct 20212 Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HF
Received 25 Jan 2022Warren Farm, Berrys Green Road, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AJ
Received 7 Feb 202210 Cavendish Way, West Wickham, BR4 0LG
Received 26 Jan 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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