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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.
12,526 approved · 3,529 refused · 446 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Toppers Oak, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LT
Received 27 Oct 2022116 Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3AS
Received 19 Oct 2022Elm Wood, Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LE
Received 14 Feb 202311 Weald Close, Bromley, BR2 8PD
Received 12 Apr 20238 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EU
Received 14 Jul 20231 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HR
Received 25 Apr 20239 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, BR1 3PB
Received 30 May 202396 Chatham Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7QF
Received 23 Mar 202371 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3EJ
Received 24 Apr 202348 Lakeside Drive, Bromley, BR2 8QJ
Received 19 May 202328 Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7UY
Received 1 Aug 202396 Kings Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3XQ
Received 21 Mar 20235 The Crescent, Beckenham, BR3 1DU
Received 2 May 2023110 Lancing Road, Orpington, BR6 0QZ
Received 17 Apr 202333 Freelands Road, Bromley, BR1 3HZ
Received 12 May 202320 Crescent Way, Orpington, BR6 9LS
Received 14 Jun 20232 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 2 Oct 202338 The Knoll, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DH
Received 17 Oct 2023School House, Overbury Avenue, Beckenham
Received 17 Jan 202472 Oakdene Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EB
Received 5 Mar 202465 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EF
Received 9 Oct 202325 Longbury Drive, Orpington, BR5 2JU
Received 13 Mar 202477B Marlow Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XR
Received 18 Aug 2023Fitzgerald Place, 66 The Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5ES
Received 28 May 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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