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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 dates26,983Searchable applications
842Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 18,676 approved or refused records
4,001Refused applications
14,675 approved · 4,001 refused · 515 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2021 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/03441/FULL6
Single storey detached garage to the front/side.
10 Springfield Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9PX
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision Made23/04143/FULL6
Reconfiguration of existing rear extension roof incorporating rooflights, replacement windows/doors and raised patio to rear, elevation changes to existing outbuilding.
32 The Chase, Bromley, BR1 3DF
Received 31 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/00325/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension
22 South View, Bromley, BR1 3DP
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/03645/FULL1
Demolition of existing garage. Formation of shared access drive, subdivision of plot, erection of 1x detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping.
31 Timbertop Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3QR
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decision Made23/03466/PLUD
Demolition of existing garage and carport and erection of a garden studio and privacy screening PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
5 Quiet Nook, Keston, BR2 8HR
Received 11 Sept 2023 - Decision Made24/00982/FULL6
Erection of ancillary outbuilding RETROSPECTIVE.
45 Kings Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3XX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision Made01/03995/RECON2
Removal of Condition 5 of permission ref. 01/03995/FULL3 (granted for change of use of ground floor from retail shop (Class A1) and first and second floors from offices (Class B1) to restaurant (Class A3), shopfront, external fire escape staircase and landscaped garden area to rear (132-134 High Street,) to enable customers to use the rear garden area.
132 - 134 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JS
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision Made24/01399/FULL6
Single storey rear extension, single storey front porch extension and elevational alterations.
7 Lodge Close, Orpington, BR6 0QQ
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/02659/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
65 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AG
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01731/FULL6
Demolition of the rear conservatory and detached wc and erection of single storey rear extension with pitched roof and velux lights.
95 Merlin Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3HS
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision Made24/01532/FULL6
Increase ridge height of existing gable end, part hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer with Juliet balcony and two front roof lights, first floor rear and ground floor front infill extensions and elevational alterations.
49 Birkbeck Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SL
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01728/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.62m, 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)
152 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5BX
Received 2 May 2024 - Decision Made24/02652/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.85m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.44m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
156 Goodhart Way, West Wickham, BR4 0EZ
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision Made23/04417/RECON
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to Permission: 23/04417/FULL6 Proposed ground floor rear extension, two storey side extension, new front porch, loft conversion with side dormer and rooflights, garage conversion and elevational alterations. Alterations to materials and amended plans
24 Elm Grove, Orpington, BR6 0AB
Received 24 May 2024 - Decision Made24/04453/PLUD
Construction of detached double garage/workshop with new permeable driveway and reinstatement of front vehicle access with new gate. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
71 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0JJ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/01012/FULL6
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of single storey side extension, front porch with new steps, alterations to rear roof and elevational alterations.
78 Somerden Road, Orpington, BR5 4HU
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision Made25/00598/FULL6
Detached two storey garage incorporating 3 x dormers to the front elevation and 3 x rooflights to the rear elevation.
4 Fairway Gardens, Beckenham, BR3 6YL
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00281/FULL6
Proposed ground floor front, side, and rear extension, garage conversion, faþade alterations, and paved driveway, primarily amending the roof profiles of the front, side, and rear extensions (previously approved by the Planning Inspector under planning application 21/03566/FULL6 and Appeal ref.: APP/G5180/W/21/3287713), to better align the roof profiles with the original hip roof form of the existing bungalow, enhancing architectural consistency with the surrounding area and improving compatibility with neighbouring properties.
10 Derwent Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EW
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decision Made25/00525/FULL6
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space. Construction of part one/two storey rear extensions, including removal of existing roof and replacement with an enlarged roof and rear dormer extensions to provide habitable accommodation at second floor level, solar panels and associated landscaping works including enlargement and re-siting of outdoor swimming pool.
Oak House, 45 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 8LH
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/00466/FULL1
Elevational alterations to South Stand to provide additional spectator seating level accessed from second floor and sited above existing seating.
Bromley Football Club, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EF
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decision Made24/03664/FULL6
Replacement of existing windows in the front elevation with timber double glazed windows and in the rear elevation changing existing timber double glazed windows to uPVC double glazed windows
32 Vincent Square, Biggin Hill, TN16 3EL
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/04486/FULL6
Replacement of windows at front of house.
74 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JD
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decision Made25/00927/FULL1
Installation of 16No. antennas located internally within the tower and the replacement of the existing louvres with Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) to match the existing, the installation of 2 No. GPS nodes mounted to the inside face of the parapet on the northern elevation side of the church and the installation of 2 No. equipment cabinets located internally within the church and ancillary development thereto.
St Georges Church, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BE
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decision Made22/03078/TPO
T1 Sycamore in Coopers School land - Crown reduce height by 4m and average radial spread of tree by 1.5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2779 (29.3.2022)
5 Manor Place, Chislehurst, BR7 5QH
Received 3 Aug 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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