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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.
12,808 approved · 3,586 refused · 450 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Wiverton Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5JA
Received 7 Nov 2022The Old Jail, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 25 Sept 20234 Chatsworth Parade, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DF
Received 25 Nov 202273 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RR
Received 2 Mar 202365 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Received 18 Oct 20235 Lawn Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RH
Received 25 Sept 202313 Caygill Close, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PS
Received 6 Oct 20228 Hurstfield, Bromley, BR2 9BB
Received 30 Nov 202211 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BG
Received 14 Sept 2022Unit 1, Murray Business Centre, Murray Road, Orpington, BR5 3RE
Received 14 Sept 2022Murco Petroleum Ltd, Chipperfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2QR
Received 11 Oct 20223 Leamington Avenue, Bromley, BR1 5BJ
Received 31 Oct 202288 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LT
Received 9 Aug 20238 Lancaster Close, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QF
Received 6 Jul 202333 Mornington Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2RE
Received 21 Sept 202320 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PS
Received 12 Apr 2024121 - 123 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3RA
Received 1 Jun 202366 Park End, Bromley, BR1 4AW
Received 11 Apr 2023165 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AE
Received 6 Nov 202363 Crofton Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8DY
Received 3 Mar 202523 Cloisters Avenue, Bickley, Bromley, BR2 8AN
Received 7 Mar 2024High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington
Received 3 Aug 2023Lakeside, Gwydyr Road, Bromley, BR2 0EX
Received 14 Sept 2023Unit 1, 25 Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NA
Received 28 Sept 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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