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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.
12,519 approved · 3,528 refused · 446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LW
Received 29 Jan 202436 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HG
Received 2 Sept 202424 Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 0JW
Received 17 Jul 2024223 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AT
Received 13 Jan 20222 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 16 Nov 2021The Coach House, 2A Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NY
Received 9 Oct 202356 Bourne Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EY
Received 28 Feb 202215 Sandy Bury, Orpington, BR6 9SD
Received 20 Jan 202236 Montana Gardens, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BF
Received 15 Feb 202438 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HG
Received 9 Oct 2024Holly Trees , Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4HT
Received 5 Jan 2022Highview , Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 4 Oct 2021136 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3ER
Received 1 Oct 202167 Star Lane, Orpington, BR5 3LL
Received 27 Oct 202135 Sidney Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PX
Received 5 Nov 202143 Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QN
Received 30 Nov 202184 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JD
Received 5 Jan 20227 Bertrey Cottages , Single Street, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AD
Received 9 Nov 20213A Blakeney Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HD
Received 17 Dec 202110 Marlowe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6ND
Received 15 Dec 202170 Gates Green Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DG
Received 20 Jan 202217 Vine Road, Orpington, BR6 6DT
Received 3 Feb 202264 Rochester Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3DW
Received 4 Apr 2022112 St Paul's Wood Hill, Orpington, BR5 2SR
Received 23 Mar 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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