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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.
12,790 approved · 3,584 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Timians Way, Bromley, BR1 5FE
Received 3 Jun 202449 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HR
Received 10 Apr 202429 Oakdene Road, Orpington, BR5 2AJ
Received 30 Aug 202479 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SD
Received 21 Feb 202547 Bird In Hand Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NA
Received 11 Nov 20248 Willow Vale, Chislehurst, BR7 5DF
Received 5 Mar 202535 Glen View Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2QQ
Received 22 Apr 202571 St James's Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 4HE
Received 7 May 20259 Everard Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LR
Received 28 Mar 2025Kingfisher House, New Mill Road, Orpington, BR5 3QG
Received 22 Oct 20243A Orchard Green, Orpington, BR6 8AA
Received 16 Dec 202419 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LJ
Received 23 Apr 20258 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9EY
Received 9 Jan 202539 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, BR6 9EJ
Received 14 May 202565 Bassetts Way, Orpington, BR6 7AG
Received 2 Jun 2025165 - 167 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Received 29 Feb 202434 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QB
Received 25 Apr 2023Land North Of Warbank Social Club, Layhams Road, Keston
Received 16 Oct 202358 Friar Road, Orpington, BR5 2BW
Received 9 Jan 2025Waverley House, Foxgrove Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5AY
Received 7 Aug 202375 Station Road, West Wickham, BR4 0PX
Received 20 Jan 202340 Broadheath Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6EH
Received 4 Oct 202214 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 5 Aug 2024Arbury Court, 199 - 201 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ER
Received 17 Apr 2025Records 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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