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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 dates25,053Searchable applications
827Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 17,199 approved or refused records
3,721Refused applications
13,478 approved · 3,721 refused · 479 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jul 2021 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/02835/FULL1
Construction of 1x detached two-storey, 4x bed dwelling, 2 parking spaces, 1x electric charging point with refuse storage, heat pump and 10 roof solar panels, new side access gates, soakaway in rear garden and soft and hard landscaping.
110 Cudham Lane North, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QS
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/04503/PLUD
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and detached garage. Construction of single storey rear extension, rear patio and garden outbuilding to rear. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
3 Carisbrooke Road, Bromley, BR2 9NJ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00970/FULL6
Erection of balcony over existing single storey garage.
The Cottage, 26 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EB
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04729/FULL6
Conversion of garage to habitable space, first floor rear extension, elevational alterations including render to walls.
32A Elwill Way, Beckenham, BR3 3AD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision Made24/04741/FULL6
Alterations to existing vehicular access, proposed new vehicular access to form in and out driveway, proposed low level front boundary brickwork wall with brick piers
11 The Meadows, Orpington, BR6 6HS
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/00261/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
11 Derwent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EN
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/04574/FULL6
Demolition of existing side garage. Construction of a single storey rear extension and two storey side extension with 2x front dormers and elevational alterations.
13 Mead Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EN
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decision Made25/01697/FULL1
Erection of single storey rear extension in order to enlarge the ground floor flat.
Ground Floor Flat, 47 West Street, Bromley, BR1 1RE
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision Made19/03620/CONDT3
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of planning condition 1 (surface water drainage) of planning permission reference 19/03620/FULL1 dated 21st April 2021.
Wells House, 15 Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LS
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decision Made20/00325/AMD4
Non-material amendment application under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with the planning reference DC/20/00325/OUT dated 25.03.21 to amend wording of condition 8 (phasing plan) regarding works to the Italian Terraces.
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decision Made24/02764/TPO
T1 Maple - Fell to as near ground level as possible and remove stump.T2 Maple - Reduce whole crown by 1.5mSUBJECT TO TPO 953 (17.3.1994)
40 Quilter Road, Orpington, BR5 4GA
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/00515/TREE
x6 Leylandii trees - Fell to ground level.
24 Hayes Way, Beckenham, BR3 6RL
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/01837/TPO
x2 Mature Oak trees - Reduce the overall size of both T1 and T2 by 2m, including the removal of any dead, dying or decayed branches. Remove any lower secondary/smaller branches to provide good ground clearance (approx 5m). Reduce limbs growing towards the property by approx 3m taking care to prune live secondary growth and maintain an even balanced shape. Reduce lower limb growing heading in south east direction into 59 Barnfield Wood Road garden to reduce uneven growth pattern.SUBJECT TO TPO 1500 (24.7.1998)
57 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6ST
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision Made24/00785/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/00785/LBC:Condition 4(a)-Materials/SpecificationsCondition 5(a)-Design details of replacement front door aperture frame and door/conservation roof lights.Condition 6-Engagement of qualified professional specialising in conservation work.
181 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1NN
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decision Made21/04613/FULL1
Demolition of the existing tyre repair garage and replacement with a new build three storey building comprising ground floor office space with 3 no. one bedroom two person and 1 no. one bedroom one person residential flats above over the upper two stories with associated car parking spaces, cycle and refuse storage and relocation of vehicular crossover.
2 Weighton Road, Penge, London, SE20 8TS
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/05160/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear extension. Construction of a part one/two storey rear extension, external wall insulation, all external walls to be rendered, replacement windows, front door and elevational alterations. REVISED DRAWINGS RECEIVED 6/1/22
42 Salisbury Road, Bromley, BR2 9PU
Received 28 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/03211/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m, for which the maximum height would be 3.15m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval.
14 Kenilworth Road, Penge, London, SE20 7QG
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/03792/FULL6
Loft extension with double hip-to-gable, increased ridge height, rear dormer and new rooflight to front elevation.
27 Cudham Lane North, Orpington, BR6 6BX
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/03710/FULL6
Two storey side extension with elevational alterations
15 Ramus Wood Avenue, Orpington, BR6 7HF
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/04651/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey side extension and removal of the chimney.
1 Foxfield Road, Orpington, BR6 8EE
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/04606/PLUD
Erection of loft conversion with a side dormerLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
224 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5BS
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/00072/PLUD
New garden outbuilding LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
22 South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BG
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decision Made24/00688/PLUD
Removal of existing flue and installation of external wall insulation to rear elevation (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
52 Broadoaks Way, Bromley, BR2 0UB
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision Made21/03899/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.5m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
12 Cunningham Close, West Wickham, BR4 9PJ
Received 31 Aug 2021
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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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