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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.
12,784 approved · 3,584 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Turnberry Way, Orpington, BR6 8DR
Received 16 Nov 20239 Wickham Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AA
Received 11 Aug 202334 Lodge Close, Orpington, BR6 0QQ
Received 19 Feb 20248 Kingswood Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NY
Received 5 Oct 2023188 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LB
Received 1 Nov 202313 Sunningvale Close, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BS
Received 5 Dec 202357 Saxville Road, Orpington, BR5 3AN
Received 1 Dec 20232 Melody Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PG
Received 31 Aug 20231 Sherborne Road, Orpington, BR5 1GX
Received 13 Nov 2023125 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SY
Received 16 Apr 202426 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9EL
Received 25 Sept 20233 Lloyds Way, Beckenham, BR3 3QT
Received 1 Jun 202315 Turnpike Drive, Orpington, BR6 7SJ
Received 30 Oct 2023Church Of St Martins Of Tours, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington
Received 28 May 202422 Allen Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NP
Received 10 Jun 20242 High Grove, Bromley, BR1 2WH
Received 7 Aug 2024Car Park, Mitre Close, Bromley
Received 11 Mar 2024Mapaulin, Westbury Road, Bromley, BR1 2QB
Received 18 Mar 20242 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 6 Aug 2024241 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE
Received 9 Sept 2024167 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AP
Received 22 Apr 2024121 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5EL
Received 16 May 202460 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 9 Aug 2024158 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9DZ
Received 27 Sept 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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