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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.
12,796 approved · 3,584 refused · 450 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Asprey Place, Bromley, BR1 2PT
Received 12 Jun 2023Bickley Manor Hotel, Thornet Wood Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LW
Received 6 Mar 2024254 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1DZ
Received 11 Jan 2024Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3FE
Received 16 Mar 2022Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 20 Nov 202314 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 15 Sept 20214 Knotley Way, West Wickham, BR4 9FH
Received 24 Aug 202228 Barfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HS
Received 24 Nov 2021Buckleigh House, Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Received 13 Dec 20221 Cookham Dene Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5QW
Received 18 Jul 202412 Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QD
Received 27 Nov 2024Washneys Farm Washneys Road Knockholt, Sevenoaks District Council
Received 14 Dec 2023Bayheath House, 4 Fairway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1FG
Received 6 Sept 202122 Tower Road, Orpington, BR6 0SQ
Received 11 May 202328 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HB
Received 9 Nov 202211 Wood Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5EU
Received 19 Feb 2025Valley Primary School, Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DA
Received 23 Nov 2023Briarfield, Hazel Grove, Orpington, BR6 8LU
Received 12 May 2022West Wickham Library, Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0SH
Received 11 Apr 2023101 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 15 Feb 202448 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QB
Received 27 Apr 2022208 - 212 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JN
Received 11 Apr 2024Car Park Adjacent To St Marys Church, High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington
Received 18 Mar 2024Ribble Hurst, 45 The Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5EF
Received 23 Oct 2023Records 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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