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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.
12,443 approved · 3,519 refused · 442 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Condor House, 156A Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BA
Received 23 May 20223 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PR
Received 30 Jun 202352 Stapleton Road, Orpington, BR6 9TN
Received 22 Feb 2023Dale Cottage, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Received 17 Oct 2023Grasslands Farm, High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington
Received 19 Sept 2024Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 22 Dec 202369 - 71 Church Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2TA
Received 24 Jan 2023The Archdeaconry, The Glebe, Chislehurst, BR7 5PX
Received 27 Jan 2023First Church Of Christ Scientist, 54B Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 3BD
Received 12 Oct 2023Pebblewood, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QE
Received 3 May 202226 Knoll Rise, Orpington, BR6 0DD
Received 10 Jun 202497 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LF
Received 25 Nov 202423 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AA
Received 30 Jun 2022Home Farm, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 2 Jun 202513 Stalisfield Place, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7HN
Received 20 Dec 20213 Hoblands End, Chislehurst, BR7 6HH
Received 11 Jan 2022Parkside, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JS
Received 13 Jan 202519 Chancery Lane, Beckenham, BR3 6NR
Received 6 Feb 2023Embassy Gardens , Blakeney Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HE
Received 19 Oct 2021Sherbrooke, Heathfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AH
Received 25 Mar 202534 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BE
Received 21 Sept 202360 Vulcan Way Croydon CR9 0DB, Croydon Council
Received 22 Jun 2023Justin Hall, Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
Received 9 Jul 2024Street Record, Lewing Close, Orpington
Received 19 Dec 2024Records 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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