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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 dates23,901Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 16,286 approved or refused records
3,568Refused applications
12,718 approved · 3,568 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/02772/AMD
Amendment to previous planning permission ref 21/02772/FULL6:Parapet wall detail to flat roof (as built)
10 Rawlings Close, Beckenham, BR3 3GR
Received 7 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/02029/TREE
Large row of Conifers at bottom of rear garden - Reduce height by approximately 3m and re-shape front face.Large single Conifer tree on right-hand side of rear garden - Reduce height by approximately 1.5m and re-shape front face.
261 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR5 1NS
Received 13 May 2022 - Decision Made22/00388/TPO
Beech tree - Crown thin by 30% and reduce branches overhanging the rear garden of 7 Sherlies Avenue by up to 2m to suitable growth points at 1/3 diameter of each parent branch.SUBJECT TO TPO 2346 (21.12.2009)
14 Tubbenden Lane, Orpington, BR6 9PN
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/02648/ELUD
Use of the dwellinghouse by not more than six residents as a house in multiple occupation as defined by section 254(2) of the Housing Act 2004 (use class C4) EXISTING LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
81 Kent House Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1LE
Received 4 Jul 2022 - Decision Made21/04423/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
72 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, BR2 0ET
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/05165/FULL6
Part single / double storey rear extension, retaining walls to the rear garden, timber cladding to the front facade, new window to the front elevation.
Cumbria , Kingswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HG
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/05375/FULL6
Proposed single storey front extension
82 Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3DP
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/04822/FULL6
Ground floor front and rear extensions, partial garage conversion and elevational alterations
4 Hanover Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6TA
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/05270/FULL1
Proposed alterations (including increase in height) to existing rooftop telecommunications base station at Beckenham Telephone Exchange
Beckenham Telephone Exchange, Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 6LJ
Received 4 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05363/PLUD
Rear dormer and outrigger loft conversion and 2 rooflights in front roof slope PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
16 Saxon Road, Bromley, BR1 3RP
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decision Made09/00759/RECON
Variation of Condition 8 and 14 of planning permission 09/00759/FULL1 dated 26 May 2009 (for Alterations to and extension of existing swimming pool/hall building to provide multi-purpose hall and sports hall with changing/storage/classroom and other ancillary accommodation, all weather sports pitch, 22 car parking spaces) to allow for an alternative Car Parking Management Plan and to allow for the letting of the facilities to members of the general public between the following hours:School Term-Time 1700 hours to 2100 hours on Monday to Friday 0900 hours to 1800 hours on Saturdays At no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays School Holidays 0900 hours to 2100 hours on Monday to Friday 0900 hours to 1800 hours on Saturdays At no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays
St Olaves Grammar School , Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9SH
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decision Made22/02509/FULL1
Use of part of the lower ground floor of the existing dwelling as an aesthetic clinic.
13 Ethelbert Road, Bromley, BR1 1JA
Received 23 Jun 2022 - Decision Made21/05559/RESPA
Change of use from Class B1(a) offices to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form 4 flats (1 x 2 bed and 3 x 1 bed) with associated car parking, cycle storage and refuse provision. (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding, natural light to habitable rooms and noise impacts from commercial premises under Class O, Part 3 of the GPDO).
15 Wickham Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JS
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decision Made21/05742/ELUD
Construction of a Summerhouse at the rear of the gardenLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
27 Vale Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AL
Received 9 Dec 2021 - Decision Made21/04687/PLUD
Single storey side extension and outrigger dormer to join an existing loft conversion LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
18 Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7SN
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/04771/FULL6
Ground floor rear extension and garage conversion
87 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0HX
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/05692/FULL6
Ground floor single storey rear extension, alterations at first floor to create a first floor side extension above the existing garage, and to convert the roof from hip to gable and create a new dormer to the rear roof slope and front rooflights.
53 Belmont Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6BL
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decision Made21/05002/FULL6
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 2X skylight in the front slope of the roof
32 Bourne Vale, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JW
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/05312/FULL6
Single storey rear extension and replace first floor window to rear
143 Lower Camden, Chislehurst, BR7 5JD
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05811/FULL6
Erection of single storey front/side garden room extension, comprising dining room, and conversion of existing garage to habitable room. (Amended description).
9 Bertrey Cottages, Single Street, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AD
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decision Made22/00337/PLUD
Rear L shaped dormer with roof lights on front slopeLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
8 Addison Road, Bromley, BR2 9RR
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/01432/FULL6
Single storey side extension and conversion of garage into habitable space
74 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/00222/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with raised patio
99 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3EP
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00478/TREE
T1 Holm Oak - Fell.T2 Beech - Reduce back laterals from roadside and neighbouring property by 3m leaving 4m.T3 Yew in neighbouring garden - Reduce by 2m from applicant's side. T4 Holm Oak in neighbouring garden - Reduce lateral branches by 3m.
Norman Cottage, Morley Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PP
Received 9 Feb 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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