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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.
13,009 approved · 3,632 refused · 461 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
53 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HQ
Received 8 Oct 202419 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3HJ
Received 22 Apr 2025Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 8 Apr 20221 Inglewood Copse, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BB
Received 17 Jan 2023Flat 1, Johnson Court, 143B Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DS
Received 29 Jul 202428 Beadon Road, Bromley, BR2 9AT
Received 28 Mar 20233 Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Received 1 Dec 202281 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DP
Received 9 Apr 20246 Queenborough Gardens, Chislehurst, BR7 6NP
Received 13 May 2024Sterling Rose House, 35 Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW
Received 7 Mar 202459 Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0PN
Received 11 Oct 202389 George Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7LG
Received 7 Jun 2024Farringtons School, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6LR
Received 16 Jan 2023The Coach House, Silverdale, 20 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 27 Oct 2022Frankie & Benny's, Farnborough Way, Orpington, BR6 7DH
Received 20 Dec 2024Land At Corner Of South Park Court, Park Road, Beckenham
Received 18 Sept 202411 Beech Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3JQ
Received 7 Mar 2023Coach House, 11A Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2PU
Received 23 Jun 2023305 Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8EZ
Received 31 Dec 202116 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Received 14 Feb 202421 Woodmere Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SJ
Received 13 Dec 2022149 Anerley Road, Penge, London, SE20 8EF
Received 14 Dec 202116 Crab Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HE
Received 20 Sept 202216 The Spinneys, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2NU
Received 12 Jun 2024Records 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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