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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.
12,489 approved · 3,526 refused · 446 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
24 Sherwood Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PD
Received 13 Dec 2021Harris Primary Academy Kent House , High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7QR
Received 7 Oct 20218 Georges Close, Orpington, BR5 3JR
Received 4 Oct 202113A Edward Road, Bromley, BR1 3NG
Received 3 Dec 202127 Bourne Vale, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JN
Received 22 Dec 20218 Sedgewood Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QL
Received 9 Dec 202168 Edgebury, Chislehurst, BR7 6JW
Received 15 Dec 202160 Pine Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0LW
Received 19 Nov 202110 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 3 Dec 2021128 - 136 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RH
Received 28 Jan 202221 Oakleigh Gardens, Orpington, BR6 9PL
Received 7 Feb 202212 Cromford Close, Orpington, BR6 9QF
Received 18 Feb 202249 Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3LN
Received 19 May 202323 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 13 Jan 202245 Hilda Vale Road, Orpington, BR6 7AW
Received 12 Feb 20221 Valley Road, Orpington, BR5 3DG
Received 28 Mar 2022164 Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3TW
Received 11 Apr 2022Flat 1, Madras Villas, College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PE
Received 12 Jan 2022328 Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AA
Received 11 May 2022Flat 8, Lavender Court, 10 Greenways, Beckenham, BR3 3NG
Received 25 Jul 202220 Broughton Road, Orpington, BR6 8EQ
Received 24 Jun 202276 Heathfield Road, Bromley, BR1 3RW
Received 11 Jul 20226 Darwin Close, Orpington, BR6 7EP
Received 27 Jun 202215 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN
Received 11 Aug 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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