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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates23,820Searchable applications
855Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 16,218 approved or refused records
3,557Refused applications
12,661 approved · 3,557 refused · 450 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made22/00673/FULL6
Conversion of garage into a habitable space.
22 Marlings Park Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6QW
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/00230/FULL6
Formation of rear extension and verandah
Little Willows , 68 Hill Brow, Bromley, BR1 2PQ
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00628/FULL6
Loft conversion with two dormers to the front elevation and three dormers to the rear elevation.
34 Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LQ
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decision Made21/00292/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission 21/00292/FULL1 for the erection of three storey building, with basement, comprising 5 flats and the laying out of associated parking spaces and amenity space, in order to vary condition 2 of the approved plans to allow deletion of the originally intended basement and staircase from ground floor; amendment of unit 1 to a two-bedroom unit; and revision of internal layout of unit 1 to provide two bedrooms and enlarged cloakroom.
Highway And Land, Canterbury Close, Beckenham
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decision Made22/00977/FULL6
Demolish detached garage and construct a single storey rear and side extension.
20 Tubbenden Close, Orpington, BR6 9RB
Received 18 Feb 2022 - Decision Made18/04669/RECON1
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 to allow a variation of the planning permission 18/04669/FULL1 (Reconfiguration of first and second floors, part 3/4 storey rear extension, conversion of loft space, alterations and extensions to the roof, elevational alterations all to form an additional 8 units (16 units in total - 11 x 1 bed and 5 x 2 bed) together with refuse and cycle stores for 115-133 High Street, Beckenham) to vary Condition 9 (approved plans) to provide balconies and privacy screens to flat No.'s 12 and 13.
115A High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AG
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00340/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear and side extension and single storey front extension
113 Imperial Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6JS
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/03107/FULL6
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension; construction of single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension to mid terraced house
26 Trenholme Road, Penge, London, SE20 8PP
Received 5 Aug 2022 - Decision Made22/03331/FULL6
Single and double storey rear extension.
75 Palace Road, Bromley, BR1 3JX
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Decision Made22/02855/FULL6
Demolition of existing lean-to side extension, new single storey rear and side extension and garden building.
14 Leamington Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9QB
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Decision Made22/02446/PLUD
Single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
11 Slades Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6JU
Received 20 Jun 2022 - Decision Made22/01783/FULL6
Erection of a single-storey infill extension to rear.
18 Village Green Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3LL
Received 2 May 2022 - Decision Made22/01641/FULL1
Enlarging of existing covered pergola
The Maxwell, Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0RZ
Received 21 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/01649/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
101 Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BJ
Received 21 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/02154/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.48m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.88m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
34 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BD
Received 26 May 2022 - Decision Made22/02741/FULL6
Conversion of garage into habitable room, one single-storey rear extension with partial two-storey rear extension, and first floor side extension of existing garage. Loft conversion with rear facing dormers and skylights to the sides of the roof and elevational alterations.
22 Fairfield Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JR
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decision Made22/02976/FULL6
Removal of existing flat roof to erect a new pitched roof (RETROSPECTIVE)
8 Osgood Gardens, Orpington, BR6 6JU
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Decision Made22/03549/FULL6
Proposed single and two storey rear extension, first floor side extension above existing garage and loft conversion including replacement roof.
33 Bird In Hand Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NA
Received 8 Sept 2022 - Decision Made23/03993/PLUD
Single storey rear extension, roof alterations including removal of chimneys, loft conversion with L shaped rear dormer with Juliet balcony and two front roof lights and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
27 Bromley Crescent, Bromley, BR2 0HA
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decision Made22/04368/FULL6
Removal of internal structural walls, the installation of rear bi-folding doors, and internal reconfiguration.
5 Newton Park Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5BF
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/00077/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear extension
43 Godwin Road, Bromley, BR2 9LG
Received 10 Jan 2023 - Decision Made22/05004/FULL1
Roof level extension to provide stair core and external alterations to the existing building including installation of new doors, windows, roof, cladding, roof plant, roof plant acoustic screening, balustrade, green wall, ramps, alterations to the existing car park and public realm, and construction of an external plant room at ground floor level - all to facilitate the use of the building as a new health hub with mezzanine health hub accommodation (Use Class E(e)). REVISED DRAWINGS AND INFORMATION RECEIVED 28.2.23
Crossfit Bromley, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Received 22 Dec 2022 - Decision Made22/03686/FULL6
Proposed Single Storey Side/Rear Extensions, Partial Garage Conversion with Alterations
51 Waratah Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5FP
Received 20 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/04022/FULL6
Garage conversion, with roof raised to existing, including new window and front porch extension
5 Beamish Road, Orpington, BR5 4EA
Received 13 Oct 2022
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What these statistics cover
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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