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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.
12,742 approved · 3,573 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
68 Princes Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QS
Received 10 Nov 202224 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TR
Received 26 Sept 202221 Holbrook Way, Bromley, BR2 8EF
Received 10 Jul 202313 Lovelace Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8DG
Received 26 Jun 202342 Parkfield Way, Bromley, BR2 8AF
Received 6 Apr 202390 Overbury Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PY
Received 24 Apr 202319 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 12 Jun 202331 Brooklyn Road, Bromley, BR2 9SD
Received 18 May 202310 Whitewebbs Way, Orpington, BR5 2TJ
Received 27 Mar 2023Flat 4, Hopton Court, Forge Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LP
Received 17 Jan 2024South Lodge, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 22 Sept 2023Unicorn House, 28 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1NX
Received 22 Dec 202324 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EJ
Received 2 Aug 20232 Nut Tree Close, Orpington, BR6 7RY
Received 25 Jan 202431 Shawfield Park, Bromley, BR1 2NQ
Received 14 Dec 202321 Cowper Road, Bromley, BR2 9RT
Received 16 Oct 20234 - 6 Thayers Farm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LZ
Received 15 Mar 2024Street Record, Woodcote Drive, Orpington
Received 9 Jan 202413 Stodart Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ET
Received 30 Jul 20244 Glebe House Drive, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BN
Received 17 Jun 202411 Greenways, Beckenham, BR3 3NG
Received 2 Jul 202428 Mayfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HD
Received 9 Sept 202419 Wyvern Close, Orpington, BR6 9DX
Received 21 Aug 202470 Hawkhurst Way, West Wickham, BR4 9PF
Received 26 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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