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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.
12,899 approved · 3,604 refused · 452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trees, Coniston Road, Bromley, BR1 4JB
Received 7 Oct 2022184A Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR5 1NR
Received 9 May 202311A Lawrie Park Crescent, Sydenham, London, SE26 6HH
Received 16 Nov 2023Car Park Adjacent To St Marys Church, High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington
Received 5 Nov 2021Kelsey House, 77 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AN
Received 20 Jul 202217 The Weald, Chislehurst, BR7 5DT
Received 22 Oct 20224 Oakfield Lane, Keston, BR2 6BY
Received 5 Oct 2021Bow Wood, Stonehouse Road, Orpington, TN14 7HW
Received 26 Oct 202355 Broseley Grove London SE26 5LD, Lewisham Council
Received 23 Apr 202526 Links Way, Beckenham, BR3 3DQ
Received 22 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To 27, Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst
Received 17 Dec 20242 Station Cottages, Station Approach, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 6EU
Received 22 Jun 2023184 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HE
Received 25 Apr 20238 St Peter's Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6PD
Received 16 Oct 2023Carlton Chambers, 5 Station Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0EY
Received 14 Apr 202211 The Meadows, Orpington, BR6 6HS
Received 30 Apr 2025Biggin Hill Airport Ltd, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN
Received 31 Jan 2022The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 21 Jun 20226 Garden Court, Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3SN
Received 15 Jan 2025Dohori, Woodlands Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BD
Received 29 Feb 20247 Grosvenor Road, West Wickham, BR4 9PU
Received 13 Mar 202313 Garden Road, Bromley, BR1 3LU
Received 28 Mar 202424 St Winifred's Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3HP
Received 27 Jul 202260 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AY
Received 17 Nov 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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