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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.
12,661 approved · 3,557 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
2 Ernest Close, Beckenham, BR3 3JE
Received 7 Aug 20232 Marsden Way, Orpington, BR6 9TX
Received 7 Feb 202351 Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QN
Received 18 Nov 202298 Nightingale Lane, Bromley, BR1 2SE
Received 19 Jan 202360 Sunningdale Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2ET
Received 19 Dec 202220 Saxon Road, Bromley, BR1 3RP
Received 21 Mar 2023Fox Hollow, Rock Hill, Orpington, BR6 7PJ
Received 9 May 20237 Maybourne Close, Sydenham, London, SE26 6HQ
Received 20 Jun 202372 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 17 Apr 2023Summer Shaw, 156 Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QR
Received 23 Aug 202337 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PU
Received 11 Mar 202467 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, BR6 0BQ
Received 12 Dec 202353 Willett Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QE
Received 12 Dec 2023Bromley Football Club, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EF
Received 8 Feb 202410 Beechwood Drive, Keston, BR2 6HN
Received 17 Nov 2023Crown Point, Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NL
Received 13 Nov 20231 The Ridge, Orpington, BR6 8AP
Received 8 Feb 202434A Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LU
Received 6 Mar 2024Potters Farm, Turpington Lane, Bromley, BR2 8JN
Received 23 Sept 2024116 Avondale Road, Bromley, BR1 4EY
Received 24 Nov 202355 Elmcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 0HZ
Received 5 Jun 2024Econ House, Old Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5BA
Received 26 Sept 2024The Gables, Farnborough Hill, Orpington, BR6 7EQ
Received 21 Mar 2024159 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3JG
Received 16 Jul 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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