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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.
12,692 approved · 3,563 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Rear Of 165 And 167, White Horse Hill, Chislehurst
Received 18 Nov 202483 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NW
Received 11 Apr 20237 Chatsworth Close, West Wickham, BR4 9QS
Received 5 Jul 2023Mariners, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QE
Received 3 Jan 2023Clarendon Court, 14 Albemarle Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HJ
Received 25 Nov 2024Frankie & Benny's, Farnborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7DH
Received 28 Oct 202423 Heath Park Drive, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2WQ
Received 21 Oct 2022Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 5 Jan 2024133 Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BS
Received 13 Jan 2025Chislehurst School For Girls, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Received 20 Sept 202410 Oakleigh Park Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5PB
Received 13 Mar 20242 Hawthorne Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HH
Received 4 Jun 20259 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2PU
Received 23 May 2025Flat 3, 71 Crystal Palace Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UT
Received 13 Nov 2023Padmall, 4 Brockdene Drive, Keston, BR2 6HD
Received 28 Nov 20246 Sherborne Road, Orpington, BR5 1GW
Received 25 Aug 202266 Salisbury Road, Bromley, BR2 9PU
Received 24 Jul 2023129 Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9ED
Received 1 Nov 202258 Harwood Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3DU
Received 4 Jun 2024El Joyre, Lillie Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3QB
Received 12 Dec 2024Bromley Cricket Club, Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3AS
Received 22 Dec 2023Glendale, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 8 Jan 202412 Highfield Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9NH
Received 25 Oct 2022North Orpington Pumping Station, East Drive, Orpington
Received 11 Apr 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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