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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.
12,622 approved · 3,547 refused · 449 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Romsey Close, Orpington, BR6 7WE
Received 29 Sept 20237 Elm Grove, Orpington, BR6 0AA
Received 21 Aug 202330 Forde Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3EX
Received 22 Dec 202319 Burrfield Drive, Orpington, BR5 4BZ
Received 26 Jan 202419 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0SG
Received 5 Oct 2023Osprey House, New Mill Road, Orpington, BR5 3QJ
Received 17 Aug 202344 Goddard Road, Beckenham, BR3 4BG
Received 14 Oct 20249 Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LN
Received 26 Feb 2024Fairways, Jackass Lane, Keston, BR2 6AN
Received 1 Mar 2024Cranleigh House, 16 Overbury Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PY
Received 1 Dec 202361 The Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9JY
Received 24 Oct 202333 Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5BQ
Received 12 Mar 2024Parish Hall, Church Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PE
Received 5 Apr 20245 The Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JA
Received 18 Mar 202410 Cherrycot Rise, Orpington, BR6 7DL
Received 10 Jul 20246 Hookwood Cottages, Hookwood Road, Orpington, BR6 7NU
Received 9 Jul 2024103 - 105 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JQ
Received 15 Apr 2024Barfield, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 10 Jul 202427 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AE
Received 29 Jul 202432 Helegan Close, Orpington, BR6 9XH
Received 21 Jun 2024Red Roof, The Hillside, Orpington, BR6 7SD
Received 14 May 202417 Goddington Chase, Orpington, BR6 9EA
Received 25 Mar 20256 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 14 Oct 2024Fairways, Jackass Lane, Keston, BR2 6AN
Received 7 Feb 2025Records 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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