Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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 dates26,685Searchable applications
845Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 18,446 approved or refused records
3,966Refused applications
14,480 approved · 3,966 refused · 510 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2021 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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 Made24/01783/FULL6
First floor/two storey side extension, single storey rear extension with rooflights, conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation and elevational alterations.
38 Rochester Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3DW
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01083/FULL1
Installation of 4 additional lamp posts and 6 bollard light fittings and replacement of 14 existing lamp posts to entrance road and Green Parks House Car Park
The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/01405/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear/side L shaped dormer and two front roof light and one side roof light. LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
47 Foxgrove Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 5BA
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/03143/FULL6
Demolition of existing side extension and construction of two storey side extension and single storey front and rear extension. Loft conversion with front rooflight and rear dormer with Juliet balcony. Formation of vehicle access to create additional parking.
7 Ashbourne Rise, Orpington, BR6 9PY
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/02116/FULL6
Replacement windows to front elevation
106 West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/03062/FULL6
Loft conversion incorporating rear dormer and front rooflights, and rear elevational alteration including removal of rear doorway and replacement with window and insertion of bifold doors in place of window. (resubmission of planning permission reference 21/02588/FULL6). (Part Retrospective).
89 Cranmore Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6ER
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01790/FULL1
Construction of first floor extension to provide 1x one bed flat above existing commercial units.
2A Jackson Road, Bromley, BR2 8NP
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02701/PLUD
Demolition of chimneys, construction of rear L-shaped dormer extension to create a master bedroom and another bedroom, elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
120 Southlands Road, Bromley, BR2 9QY
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01047/PLUD
Insertion of rooflight, rearrangement of fenestration and replace existing cladding panel with render board and finish with render to the existing single storey rear extension. Render to the existing garage building. Change of roof tiles to the existing main dwellinghouse.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Portland Road, Bromley, BR1 5BD
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02583/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.25m, for which the maximum height would be 3.75m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
43 Belmont Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HW
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01956/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with steps, loft conversion with roof alterations incorporating an increase in ridge height, rooflights to flat roof and rear roof dormer with Juillet balcony.
Willow View, 16 Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01343/FULL1
Proposed outdoor seating area with associated portable fence posts and banner screening
203 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LA
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decision Made25/01269/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
26 Trentham Drive, Orpington, BR5 2EP
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decision Made25/01094/FULL6
Garage conversion to habitable room, construction of single storey side extension, single storey side/rear extension, gable-ended front roof extension and elevational alterations to include addition of rooflights and alterations to external materials.
43 Shawfield Park, Bromley, BR1 2NQ
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00396/CUETC3
Change of use from Use Class E to dwelling houses (use Class C3) for a 1-bedroom unit and Studio unit (56 day application for prior approval under Class MA, Part 3 of the GPDO).
2 - 4 Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DN
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decision Made24/04003/FULL1
Siting of single storey portacabin building for use as customer waiting area and formation of ancillary storage enclosure/area within southernmost part of existing car park, including siting of storage container and lean-to. RETROSPECTIVE.
33 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QY
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision Made20/02367/RECON
Minor Material Amendment under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 20/02367/FULL1 (allowed at appeal APP/G5180/W/21/3272901) in order to vary condition 2 to allow for changes to the approved plans to include carport enclosed to create garage, rear decking increased in depth, alterations to steps and planters to front, and increase in roof height to accommodate pitched roof and the introduction of first floor side windows.
9 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/04470/FULL6
Construction of a pergola with raised patio in rear garden (RETROSPECTIVE)
137 Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8EN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decision Made22/03824/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of Conditions 2, 8 and 10 of planning permission 22/03824/FULL1 (granted for the demolition of existing 5 bedroom three storey detached house and erection of detached building for 6 self-contained flats over four storeys with associated parking and amenity spaces) to allow for the re-siting of the building and increased depth to rear with associated reduction in garden space, internal alterations, reduction in parking spaces to provide 2. no spaces (with associated reduction in electric vehicle parking points), and for only the two ground floor homes to be compliant with Building Regulations M4(2).
15 Madeline Road, Penge, London, SE20 8AY
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03693/FULL6
Single storey side/rear extension
26 Jackson Road, Bromley, BR2 8NP
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00866/FULL1
Loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights, installation of a first-floor roof terrace and balustrade on the existing rear outrigger
84B Avenue Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SA
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/03748/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.29m, for which the maximum height would be 2.66m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.30m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
13 College Road, Bromley, BR1 3PT
Received 5 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03888/FULL6
Loft conversion with hip to gable end, rear dormer with juliet balcony and rooflights in front and rear roof slopes including changes to the front porch with a new pitched roof.
7 Batchwood Green, Orpington, BR5 2NE
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision Made25/00296/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory and utility/storage rooms and erection of part one/two storey rear extension and side elevational alterations
201 Repton Road, Orpington, BR6 9HZ
Received 28 Jan 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsGet emailed about new planning applications in Bromley
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in London Borough of Bromley
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Croydon
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham