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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 dates25,088Searchable applications
827Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 17,225 approved or refused records
3,728Refused applications
13,497 approved · 3,728 refused · 479 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/04904/FULL6
The proposed is to build a hard standing structure together with alterations to vehicular access and dropped kerb
17 Lincoln Green Road, Orpington, BR5 2DU
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/03817/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer incorporating a juliet balcony and two rooflights to front roofslope (PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE)
47 Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TP
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/05476/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey side and rear extension.
58 Links Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QW
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05431/FULL1
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer extension. Conversion of existing dwellinghouse to 2 x3 bedroom flats. New window and door to ground floor flank elevation. Removal of front boundary wall to facilitate off street parking, refuse and recycling storage and cycle storage.
24 Wheathill Road, Penge, London, SE20 7XH
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05278/FULL1
Erection of a new building to provide 26 residential units (Use Class C3) together with associated car parking, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, tree removal, boundary treatment, access, utilities and other associated works on Land Opposite 165 to 193 Isabella Drive and provision of play space to the rear of No.s 138-150 Broadwater Gardens and front of No.s 2-16 Isabella Drive.
Land Opposite 165 To 193, Isabella Drive, Orpington
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05203/FULL6
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, ground floor rear extension, floor plan redesign
160 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 0PY
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision Made22/00302/FULL6
First floor front extension and porch extension
14 Burford Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EZ
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00196/FULL6
Proposed loft conversion with front and rear dormers
41 Downe Avenue, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QX
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/01454/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.10m, for which the maximum height would be 3.37m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.45m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior approval).
9 Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/00053/LBC
New single storey conservatory and reinstatement of ceiling level of two 1st floor rooms
258 Bromley Road, Bromley, BR2 0BW
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/01420/FULL6
Single storey rear and part side extension to main house.
25 Cheltenham Road, Orpington, BR6 9HL
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/00343/FULL6
Proposed double hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front
53 Sandiland Crescent, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DP
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/00634/TPO
T1 Oak - Remove to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth.SUBJECT TO TPO 1226 (24.7.1995)
52 Bushey Way, Beckenham, BR3 6TD
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/00061/PLUD
Change of use of integral garage to living space. Garage door to be removed and replaced with window plus Elevational alterations.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Rushdene Walk, Biggin Hill, TN16 3UG
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/02827/FULL6
Construction of two storey and single storey rear extensions and elevational alterations.
52 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HF
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decision Made22/01591/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval.
29 - 31 Highcombe Close, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QH
Received 14 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/02052/PLUD
Proposed formation of rooms in roof space with alterations to the roof profile, installation of Velux rooflights to the front and rear elevation and detached garden room.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Bevington Road, Beckenham, BR3 5LD
Received 23 May 2022 - Decision Made22/01627/PLUD
Single storey side extension and elevational changes (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
23 Oakfield Lane, Keston, BR2 6BY
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Decision Made22/03250/CUETC3
Change of use of rear ground/first floor area from Class E to provide 2 no. 1 bedroom flats under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways impacts, contamination risks, flood risk, noise impacts, character or sustainability of a conservation area, provision of natural light to habitable rooms, impact on an area of general or heavy industry, impact of loss of services provided by a registered nursery or a health centre, fire safety impacts).
20A High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0NJ
Received 14 Aug 2022 - Decision Made22/03493/FULL2
Change of Use from approved shop extension (20/02196/FULL1) to 1x residential unit.
61 Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5NP
Received 5 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/02536/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m, for which the maximum height would be 4.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior approval).
15 Cavendish Way, West Wickham, BR4 0LG
Received 26 Jun 2022 - Decision Made22/03556/FULL6
The proposal includes: demolition of existing garage and erection of a two-storey side extension; roof alteration; loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balcony and rooflights in side rooflsope; elevational alterations at rear (new patio doors).
253 Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 1GY
Received 9 Sept 2022 - Decision Made22/02256/PLUD
Erection of a hip-to-gable rear dormer loft conversion, front roof lights and creation of porch. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
19 Oregon Square, Orpington, BR6 8BH
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decision Made22/03006/FULL6
Single storey front/side extension
24 Ravensbury Road, Orpington, BR5 2NP
Received 28 Jul 2022
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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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