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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.
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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 dates26,021Searchable applications
845Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 17,935 approved or refused records
3,879Refused applications
14,056 approved · 3,879 refused · 500 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 May 2021 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made18/01104/AMD2
Amendment to planning ref: 18/01104/FULL6Bridging the eaves on the east side of the roof to be inline with the west side eaves.
7 Sherborne Road, Orpington, BR5 1GX
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision Made24/00631/AMD
Amendment to planning application ref 24/00631/FULL6: Facade material changes from cedar cladding to white painted render and smaller side window.
128 Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HP
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decision Made23/03017/TREE
Conifer tree at Meadow Cottage, Hazel Grove, close to the boundary with Bracken, Hazel Grove - Fell.
Meadow Cottage, Hazel Grove, Orpington, BR6 8LU
Received 5 Jun 2023 - Decision Made20/01494/CONDT4
Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 20/01494/FULL1Condition 5 - External Materials
S T C House , 38 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4BJ
Received 28 Jun 2021 - Decision Made23/01248/FULL4
Section 106A application to modify Section 3.3 of the legal agreement attached to planning permission ref 21/00570/FULL1.
Edgebury Grazing Land, Slades Drive, Chislehurst
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decision Made22/01888/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission ref: 22/01888/FULL1Condition 4:- Surface Water Drainage
61 Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6DZ
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decision Made23/03635/TPO
T1 Oak of the MWA Arboricultural Report - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth.SUBJECT TO TPO 658 (5.1.1990)
87 Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LS
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decision Made21/05446/PLUD
Front porch extension (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
18 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BU
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/05844/FULL6
Roof extension to create additional roof space with side window.
4 South Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NR
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decision Made21/05439/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear extension, construction of part one/two storey rear extension with gable end to first floor extension, glazed doors and juliet balcony. Loft conversion with small rear dormer. Elevational alterations and solar panels in west roof slope
12 Prickley Wood, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EU
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/01690/RECON
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 to planning permission ref. 21/01690/FULL6 (granted for front porch and part one/two storey rear/side extension) to allow amendments of the extension of porch, elevational alterations with white render finish
100 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6SX
Received 3 Nov 2021 - Decision Made22/01789/TREE
T2 Birch on rear right hand boundary - Fell to as close to ground level and treat with Eco plugs.T3 Yew on rear right hand boundary - Reduce by 4m.
South House, Oakley Road, Bromley, BR2 8HQ
Received 2 May 2022 - Decision Made22/02005/CONDT2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/02005/FULL1: Condition 3 - a scheme for the provision of surface water drainage
18 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EW
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decision Made21/04048/FULL2
Change of use from 6-bedrooom dwelling and outbuilding to HMO for 9 to 16 person
79 Coniston Road, Bromley, BR1 4JA
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/03836/FULL1
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of five bedroom two storey replacement dwelling with accommodation at roof level including front and rear dormers, attached double garage with roof level accommodation to side, attached single storey pool house with pump room and raised terrace at rear. Alterations to existing access, formation of wider vehicular access to provide in/out driveway, construction of front boundary wall with sliding gates and installation of 1.8m high fencing to side boundary.
2 Julian Road, Orpington, BR6 6HU
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/04390/FULL1
Single storey detached dwelling with external amenity space to replace existing building
Land Rear Of 87-87A Avenue Road, Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/02878/PLUD
Loft conversion with front and rear rooflights and elevational alterationsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
2 Lavender Close, Bromley, BR2 9TG
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/02466/FULL6
Loft conversion including rear dormer, single storey rear extension to replace conservatory, enclose open porch to form study, relocate main entrance door, replacement garage roof and elevational alterations.
6 The Birches, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 8NH
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision Made21/02598/FULL6
Replacement of a timber outbuilding and gate in poor quality, with a larger outbuilding and new side gate.
128 Victor Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JT
Received 25 May 2021 - Decision Made21/02913/FULL6
Two storey side extension.
7 Davema Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5QZ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/03268/PLUD
Detached garden/pool building and detached plant room (LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE - PROPOSED)
16 Meadow Way, Orpington, BR6 8LW
Received 28 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/04672/FULL6
Two storey side extension, part one/two storey rear extension, elevational alterations and extension of garage
48 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QB
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/05417/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of a building containing 9 flats with associated underground and surface car parking, cycle parking, bin storage and associated landscaping. (Revision to extant planning permission 20/00723/FULL1)
Brook House, Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NJ
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/04114/FULL6
Two storey front extension with canopy porch, alterations to roof incorporating increase in ridge height, increase in chimney height with loft conversion and front dormers.
Timbercot , 36 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH
Received 13 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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