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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.
12,837 approved · 3,591 refused · 451 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Shortlands Golf Club, Meadow Road, Bromley, BR2 0DX
Received 22 Sept 202329 Ainsdale Close, Orpington, BR6 8DJ
Received 9 Jan 2024Yew House, Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 11 Oct 20234 Lindenfield, Chislehurst, BR7 5RG
Received 16 Jan 2025Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 9 Nov 202318 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 12 May 2022Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 14 Mar 2024105 Hillcrest Road, Orpington, BR6 9AG
Received 12 Mar 202511 Oxenden Wood Road, Orpington, BR6 6HR
Received 8 Sept 202238 Hamlet Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2AW
Received 13 Nov 2024151 - 153 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PT
Received 5 Nov 202426 Leamington Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9QB
Received 2 Mar 202223 Breakspears Drive, Orpington, BR5 2RU
Received 11 Feb 2022143 Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HL
Received 18 Mar 20224 Greenfield Gardens, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1ES
Received 1 Jul 20227 Cherry Tree Walk, Beckenham, BR3 3PF
Received 25 Apr 2022Land East Of Green Cedars And East Hall Cottage, East Hall Road, Orpington
Received 5 Jun 202492 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3HW
Received 22 Jan 20248 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Received 26 Mar 202527 Gload Crescent, Orpington, BR5 4PR
Received 22 Apr 2025197 - 199 High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7PF
Received 6 May 202521 Tower Road, Orpington, BR6 0SG
Received 24 Sept 202112 Johnson Road, Bromley, BR2 9SN
Received 24 Nov 2021Oakcott , Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 7 Oct 2021Records 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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