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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.
12,657 approved · 3,555 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 2021 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 12 Jun 20244 Bassetts Way, Orpington, BR6 7AE
Received 26 Apr 202224 Tudor Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2UH
Received 27 Mar 2024Fortune Bank Farm, Nash Lane, Keston, BR2 6AP
Received 29 Jan 2025Meddark House, 25 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HE
Received 2 Dec 202213 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
Received 8 Mar 202411 Fieldway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JP
Received 1 Mar 2023Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 2 Feb 2023Fern Hill Place, 320 Tubbenden Lane South, Orpington, BR6 7DN
Received 13 Dec 202227 Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Received 20 Mar 202312 The Glebe, Chislehurst, BR7 5PX
Received 13 Feb 202511 Wyvern Close, Orpington, BR6 9DX
Received 17 Feb 202523 Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DJ
Received 19 Oct 20223 Wiverton Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5JA
Received 7 Apr 20223 Rolvenden Gardens, Bromley, BR1 2TN
Received 22 Oct 202410 Alma Place, Anerley, London, SE19 2TB
Received 27 Sept 202330 Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Received 29 Feb 202413 Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DR
Received 18 Feb 2025The Sheiling , Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 14 Oct 2021Wild Wood, New Barn Lane, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QH
Received 21 Sept 202147 Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN
Received 21 Jun 202215 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 0PW
Received 22 Dec 202124 The Chase, Bromley, BR1 3DF
Received 4 Nov 202129 Layhams Road, West Wickham, BR4 9HD
Received 26 Jan 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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