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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.
12,896 approved · 3,602 refused · 452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
6A Wolds Drive, Orpington, BR6 8NS
Received 4 Mar 2025Land Adjacent To 29, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley
Received 25 Feb 202570 Brabourne Rise, Beckenham, BR3 6SH
Received 12 Feb 2025Ground Floor Flat, 23 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PU
Received 15 Nov 202492 Woodland Way, West Wickham, BR4 9LT
Received 14 Mar 2025114 St Paul's Wood Hill, Orpington, BR5 2SR
Received 27 Jan 2025Filmer House, Crockenhill Road, Swanley, BR8 8EP
Received 31 Dec 2024Woodhill Farm, Norsted Lane, Orpington, BR6 7PQ
Received 30 May 2025Two Elms, Orpington Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6RA
Received 7 May 202510 Highland Croft, Beckenham, BR3 1TB
Received 19 May 2025Church Of The Annunciation, High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AQ
Received 17 Apr 202518 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 29 Jan 20248 Denbigh Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5EB
Received 23 Jan 202472 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5JX
Received 19 Nov 202124A Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JE
Received 28 Jul 20223 Palace Grove, Anerley, London, SE19 2XD
Received 11 Jan 2022Oak Cottage, 9 Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 18 Jul 2022Burnt Ash Heights, Pike Close, Bromley, BR1 5BN
Received 16 Nov 2022240 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AX
Received 4 Aug 2022Alderbrook, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 10 Sept 2024Queens Head , 2 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AN
Received 9 Dec 2021Wychling, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 28 Feb 20247 Marlowe Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6ND
Received 18 Jan 2023Telson Lodge, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 13 Dec 2022Records 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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