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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.
12,932 approved · 3,618 refused · 454 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Aug 2021 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
9 Dene Close, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JH
Received 9 Sept 2021Dover House , Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EN
Received 18 Nov 2021Y Buildings, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
Received 27 Jul 2022Land Outside Robin Hill 255A, Chislehurst Road, Orpington
Received 16 Jun 202225 Red Oak Close, Orpington, BR6 8HH
Received 10 Nov 202143C High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7HW
Received 3 Sept 202123 Friar Road, Orpington, BR5 2BN
Received 6 Dec 2021Wishing Well , Sunnydale, Orpington, BR6 8LZ
Received 1 Nov 202130 Pelham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SG
Received 16 Feb 2022129 Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR2 9LE
Received 8 Feb 202284 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JD
Received 4 Mar 202210 Shepherds Close, Orpington, BR6 9UB
Received 8 Mar 202210 Priory Close, Beckenham, BR3 4DH
Received 9 Feb 2022Eltham College, Grove Park Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QF
Received 22 Jun 20225 Brookmead Close, Orpington, BR5 2BB
Received 10 May 20225 Vinson Close, Orpington, BR6 0EQ
Received 27 May 20225 Bassetts Way, Orpington, BR6 7AE
Received 7 Jul 2022The Robins, 4A Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AE
Received 22 Apr 202213 Dartmouth Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NF
Received 7 Jul 202212 Ridgeway Crescent, Orpington, BR6 9QN
Received 8 Aug 202239 Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6JF
Received 4 Jul 2022261 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR5 1NS
Received 3 May 20228 Heath Park Drive, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2WQ
Received 26 Sept 202241 Place Farm Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8DG
Received 3 Oct 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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