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London Borough of Bromley
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates24,018Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 16,403 approved or refused records
3,586Refused applications
12,817 approved · 3,586 refused · 450 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02083134956Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesplanninginvestigation@bromley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas69 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision Made23/04784/FULL6
Replacement windows and door with timber acoustic double glazed replacements.
85 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1NR
Received 14 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00295/FULL6
Two storey side infill extension with new front porch roof and part/one two storey rear extension.
10 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BD
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decision Made24/02339/FULL1
Conversion of existing first and second floors above Nos.25 and 25A Widmore Road to 1 two bedroom and 1 one bedroom flats, with revised and new entrances off Widmore Road and associated works
25A Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/00665/TPO
T1 Beech tree - Crown Reduction by 3m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1048 (10.1.1994)
5 Wendover Road, Bromley, BR2 9JU
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/01074/TPO
T3 Oak - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth.SUBJECT TO TPO 573 (22.11.1988)
5A Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01947/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
20 Hill Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6HY
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02802/PLUD
Single storey side extension, removal of rear chimney, loft conversion comprising hip to gable roof extension, front rooflight and rear dormer with Juliet balcony. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
14 Hilldown Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01903/FULL6
Part garage conversion and utility to side, demolition of existing conservatory and single storey rear extension.
72 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 17 May 2024 - Decision Made15/05635/RECON2
Variation of condition 3(a) (number of children) of permission ref.15/05635/RECON granted for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to day nursery (Class D1) in order to increase the number of children from 34 to 55 and the number of staff from 10 to 18, and removal of Condition 5 (parking provision) to remove the requirement for 4 on-site car parking spaces to be provided
88 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EN
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03034/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of single storey side and rear wraparound extension and internal alterations.
20 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01263/FULL6
Part one/two storey front side and rear extensions, with raised terrace and steps, hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflight (revision to previously approved application 23/04865/FULL6 to extend the first floor side extension by 900mm).
17 Bournewood Road, Orpington, BR5 4JN
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/03220/FULL1
Construction of single storey rear extension to No. 28 and part one/two storey side extension to form self-contained three bedroom dwellinghouse on land to side of No. 28 Thornton Road.
28 Thornton Road, Bromley, BR1 5AP
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01665/FULL1
replacement windows on ground-floor front and rear elevations
225 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3JN
Received 1 May 2024 - Decision Made22/03042/CONDT2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/03042/FULL1:Conditions 3 & 10 - Operative and Construction Vehicle Provision
Unit 2, 62 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/02984/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.15m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
306 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8NW
Received 4 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02352/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.5m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
46 Southlands Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9NF
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01352/PLUD
Demolition of rear conservatory, construction of part single storey rear extension. LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
82 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, BR3 1RJ
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02065/FULL1
Replacement of existing double glazed timber windows with double glazed uPVC units finished in white. Replacement of front communal entrance door with a steel portcullis door.
Arbury Court, 199 - 201 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8ER
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03568/FULL6
Single storey rear extension.
12 Allenby Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3LH
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/01237/PLUD
Single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
139 Palace View, Bromley, BR1 3EP
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/04432/FULL6
Single storey side extension.
4 Wolsey Mews, Orpington, BR6 6LN
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/04826/TREE
T4, T5 Sycamore - Coppice.TG2 Sycamore, Ash, Elm elements - Coppice (within 12m of the house).G2 Sycamore and Elm - Coppice (within 12m of the house).
6 Coniscliffe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5NW
Received 31 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04812/PLUD
Proposed garage conversion, facade alterations and all associated works.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
51 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6ST
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/01602/FULL1
Retention of storage container in rear garden to provide ancillary storage for the Public House.
Shortlands Tavern, Station Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0EY
Received 7 Apr 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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