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Bromley planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bromley website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates24,449Searchable applications
848Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 16,724 approved or refused records
3,641Refused applications
13,083 approved · 3,641 refused · 466 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Made25/01987/TREE
T1 Dead Oak tree in front garden (18m in height and 8m in width) - Fell to ground level using a 19m MEWP as tree is too dangerous to climb. Day 1: Remove dead crown being careful with the 8x phone lines. Day 2: Remove the trunk to ground level.
26 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NG
Received 28 May 2025 - Decision Made23/01606/TPSPLD
x2 Swedish Whitebeam trees covering 1 Cupola Close and 2 Powster Road - Thin crowns by approx. 20% and reduce to approx 7-8m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1719 (4.7.2000)
2 Powster Road, Bromley, BR1 5HF
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decision Made21/05546/TPO
T2 Beech - Reduce crown by 2m in height and lateral spread.SUBJECT TO TPO 2065 (29.3.2005)
Cherry Trees , Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LX
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decision Made24/01491/TPO
T1 Hornbeam - Reduce canopy to previous prune points at 6m high by 5m radial spread.T2 Field Maple - Reduce height from 16m to 12m to remove dense, declining upper canopy.T3 Dead Ash - Fell.T4 Dead Ash - Fell.SUBJECT TO TPO 467A (6.2.1989)
6 Duggan Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5EP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decision Made22/01120/TPO
T1-T5 (x5) Lime - Prune back to previous pollard points (re-pollard) & remove epicormic growth at stem base. SUBJECT TO TPO 2236 (11.9.2007)
Bromley Methodist Church, College Road, Bromley, BR1 3NS
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decision Made23/04401/TREE
T1 Ash - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points and remove three selected limbs growing over neighbours garden.T2 Magnolia - Reduce height level with the apex of the adjacent roof.T3 Plum - Fell to ground level.
Crosshand Cottage, Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NW
Received 16 Nov 2023 - Decision Made22/01930/TREE
Holly tree in front garden (on right hand side looking from road) - Reduce height and width by 50%.Two stemmed Holly tree in front garden (on right hand side looking from road) - Remove the smaller stem completely and reduce the height and width of other stem by 50%.Leylandii hedge in rear garden, on border with Norlands Gate - Take approximately 0.3m off top.One single stem and two stemmed Holly behind summer house - Remove.Small Bird Cherry behind summer house - Remove.Portuguese Laurel behind summer house - Remove sideways branch.Holm Oak, Portuguese Laurel and Red Robin behind summer house - Reduce height and width by 50%.
Magnolia, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HD
Received 8 May 2022 - Decision Made21/04330/TPO
Hornbeam - Reduce by 3m.SUBJECT TO TPO 146 (30.4.1982)
19 Scotts Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0LH
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made24/01589/TREE
T1 Leylandii - Fell.T2 Unknown species - Fell.
1 Newton Park Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5BF
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01409/TPO
Cedar tree in rear garden - Section fell to ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 2368 (26.5.2010)
1 Linden Close, Orpington, BR6 6JJ
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decision Made23/04652/TREE
T1 Gleditsia on left boundary, adjacent to kitchen - Prune lowest, 50mm diameter, branch (west) back to union with parent branch.
27 Holbrook Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6PE
Received 5 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/01800/TREE
T1 Cherry - Reduce height by 2m from 12m to 10m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 11m to 8m. T2 Ash - Reduce height by 3m from 14m to 11m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. T4 Ash - Reduce height by 3m from 14m to 11m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. T3 Willow situated in Shortlands Golf Course - Tree of approximately 14m in height. Reduce southern lateral spread by 3m from 10m to 7m pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic.
94 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AX
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision Made23/03704/TPO
T1 Cypress - Reduce height by approximately 3 - 4m.SUBJECT TO TPO BB13 1963
7 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 28 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/02702/TPSPLD
T1 Hornbeam - Crown reduce by 2.5m and cut back over hanging branches into the neighbouring driveway.T2 London Plane - Pollard, reducing the current branch lengths by 5m all round.SUBJECT TO TPO 2666 (9.8.2019)
Garage Compound Adjacent To 15, Zelah Road, Orpington
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/03779/TREE
T1 Dead Cherry tree - Section fell to as close to ground level as practicable.T2 Unknown species adjacent to garage - Cut overhanging branches from front drive to the far side of the garage back to boundary as high as can be reached with ladders and pole equipment.T3 Sweet Chestnut - Remove epicormic growth from main stem.
36 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EQ
Received 4 Oct 2023 - Decision Made23/01547/CONDT4
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 6 - Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) of planning permission reference 23/01547/FULL1, dated 21st Dec, 2023
Car Park, Station Road, Bromley
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/01143/TREE
Conifer trees on right side boundary in rear garden - Reduce by 3m.x2 Sequoia trees on right side boundary in front garden - Crown lift by up to 4m.
Tall Timbers, 2 Pine Glade, Orpington, BR6 8NT
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/03987/TPO
1 x Oak - Removal of a number of dead branches, crown thin by 20% and raise crown to 5m over the front lawn.SUBJECT TO TPO 1547 (27.11.1998)
Walden Hill, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DG
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision Made16/05897/AMD4
Non-material amendment application under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with the planning permission appeal allowed on the 16th July 2018 (planning appeal reference APP/G5180/W/17/3181977, council planning application reference: 16/05897/FULL1 and subsequent minor material amendment reference 16/05897/RECON dated 21st November 2019 for the demolition of existing buildings and comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide new buildings ranging from five to nine storeys in height comprising 159 residential units (Use Class C3), 1,099sq.m commercial floorspace (Use Class B1a-c), residents gym (Use Class D2), together with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and infrastructure works, to replace Class B1 (a to c) to Class E (c, e and g), and to omit the quantum of commercial floor spaces in the description of the development.
Maybrey Business Park, Worsley Bridge Road, London, SE26 5AZ
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decision Made21/04136/TPSPLD
Lime tree in back garden on border with Highfield - Reduce height by 4m and width by up to 3m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1456 (30.3.1998)
Magnolia, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HD
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decision Made24/02765/TPO
T1 Sequoia - Crown lift to provide 4m clearance from ground level.SUBJECT TO TPO 2253 (28.1.2008)
Ellmay, 106A Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9DY
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/00612/FULL1
Demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construction of a replacement two storey five bedroom detached house with habitable accommodation within the roofspace.
15 The Dale, Keston, BR2 6HW
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision Made23/01043/FULL6
Part one/two storey side and rear extension, garage alterations and erection of front porch
94 Grange Road, Orpington, BR6 8EA
Received 16 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/02295/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with elevational alterations.
1 Beaconsfield Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4DJ
Received 15 Jun 2023
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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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