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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 dates24,062Searchable applications
837Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 16,446 approved or refused records
3,593Refused applications
12,853 approved · 3,593 refused · 451 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/03642/FULL6
Loft conversion and addition of dormers on all sides. Infill extension to the front of the building. Addition of obscure glazed windows on the side facing walls of the dormers. Roof Alterations
25 Broomwood Road, Orpington, BR5 2JH
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/04713/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extension with raised terrace with glazed screen. Loft conversion to include front rooflights and rear dormer with Juliet balcony and elevational alterations.
24 Alexandra Crescent, Bromley, BR1 4EU
Received 7 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00383/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
11 Beechfield Road, Bromley, BR1 3BT
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decision Made23/04826/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
4 St Andrews Drive, Orpington, BR5 2BA
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decision Made23/04035/FULL1
Loft conversion, with rear box dormer, to improve ancillary accommodation and elevational alterations
71 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AA
Received 23 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/00720/FULL6
Rear dormer loft extension with flat roof and skylight, set below the existing ridgeline.
25 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/00985/PLUD
Demolition of chimney, Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer extension including Juliet balcony, side window and two front roof lights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
96 Aylesford Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3SA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision Made23/03998/FULL1
Internal and external alterations to reinstate Edwardian features, to include repositing of internal walls and changes to internal layout, and the provision of an additional external shutter.
Flat 2, Ascot Court, Asprey Place, Bromley, BR1 2PT
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/00575/FULL6
Single storey rear extension and front porch.
4 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3NS
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision Made25/00169/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and chimney and construction of single storey side/rear extension to provide annexe with elevational alterations and side extension to front porch. First floor rear infill extension and associated landscaping to rear to include patio and steps with balustrade.
115 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BQ
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/02344/FULL6
Single storey side/rear infill extension with roof lantern.
Evergreen, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NQ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/02899/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m, for which the maximum height would be 2.98m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.88m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
27 Woodcote Drive, Orpington, BR6 8DB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01524/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer/Juliet balcony and front roof light (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
26 Broomfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01284/FULL6
Single storey side and rear extensions, and raising ridge of garage roof to facilitate additional first floor side extension.
81 Doveney Close, Orpington, BR5 3WE
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02865/FULL1
Replacement of windows to front, side and rear elevations to ground floor flat.
Flat 2, 89 Belvedere Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2HX
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/02062/PLUD
Conversion of garage to habitable room including elevational alteration.LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
8 Layzell Walk, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QD
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02436/FULL6
The demolition of the existing detached garage, the construction of a single storey side extension, the construction of a part one /part two storey rear extension, the construction of a side dormer window and elevational alterations.
21 Willett Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QB
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/01112/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage, side and rear extensions and erection of single storey side and rear extension.
363 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DA
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01236/FULL1
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential garden land with associated boundary fencing (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION).
2 Fishers Wood Grove, Bromley, BR2 8FD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decision Made25/00761/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
24 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0SQ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04398/FULL6
Removal of chimney. Part hip to part gable loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balcony and side roof window.
10 Fairway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EG
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00656/FULL6
Two storey side extension and single storey side/rear extension, and elevational alterations.
8 Haywood Rise, Orpington, BR6 9LT
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01032/FULL6
First floor side extension
44 Oxhawth Crescent, Bromley, BR2 8BL
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decision Made93/02692/RECON
Under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, variation of Condition 4 of planning permission 93/2692/FUL dated 2 August 1994 (for CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM RETAIL CLASS A1 TO TRADITIONAL ALE WINE AND FOOD BAR CLASS A3 WITH FIRST FLOOR OFFICE/STAFF ROOM) to allow a change from the following approved hours of opening:0900hrs to 2330hrs Monday to Saturday and 0900hrs to 2300hrs on a Sunday,To the following proposed hours of opening:0800hrs to 0030 Monday to Sunday.
The Sovereign Of The Seas, 109 - 111 Queensway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DG
Received 28 Jan 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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