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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 dates27,708Searchable applications
842Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 19,217 approved or refused records
4,094Refused applications
15,123 approved · 4,094 refused · 533 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Feb 2021 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/02829/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow variation of Condition 2 and 3 pursuant to permission ref. 22/02829/FULL1 (granted for the erection of an enlarged raised viewing area with glass balustrading and canopy, together with associated works including relocation of existing retractable awning) to allow for a timber frame and decking for the extension to the viewing area, with horizontally fixed decking board cladding to the front and side elevations.
Petts Wood Bowling Club, Willett Recreation Ground, Crossway, Petts Wood, Orpington
Received 10 May 2023 - Decision Made23/04001/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
86 Gillmans Road, Orpington, BR5 4LB
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/03596/PLUD
Erection of single storey home gym outbuilding with shower room at rear PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
Argovia, Cudham Lane South, Cudham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7QA
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision Made23/04711/NDFLAT
Construction of a fifth floor roof top extension and a fourth floor roof top extension above the existing top floors of a detached block of flats to create 2 self-contained flats (1 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 3 bedroom). (56 day application under Class A, Part 20, Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order, 2015 (as amended) with regards to transport and highways impacts, flooding risk, air traffic and defence assets impacts, contamination risks, external appearance of the building, provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms, impact on existing and neighbouring residential amenities and impact on protected views).
Bishan Manor, 60 Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3JE
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/03626/PLUD
Loft conversion to habitable room including L shaped rear dormer with two Juillet balcony and two front roof lights.LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
13 Portland Crescent, Mottingham, London, SE9 4TT
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision Made24/04218/FULL1
Increase in ridge height to incorporate rear dormer extension and front roof lights in order to provide habitable accommodation within roof space
Kings Church Office, 159 Chipperfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2PZ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision Made24/03209/TREE
Mixed species tree line - Cut back all branches overhanging Kemnal Road from Foxbury Manor to the fence line up to a height of 10m above ground level. 2 Sycamores, 2 Hawthorns, 2 Oaks growing on the Kemnal Road side of the fence - crown lift to 5.2m
Foxbury Manor, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision Made22/00911/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and ancillary Coach House, and erection of 4 no. detached two storey 4 bedroom dwellings with alterations to vehicular access, provision of associated parking and formation of new public footway.
49 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EL
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/04932/PLUD
Demolition of existing conservatory and shed. Construction of a single storey rear extension. Alterations to roof to incorporate a rear dormer with Juliet balcony. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
15 Hampden Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HD
Received 13 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/02862/PIP
Permission in Principle for alterations to existing driveway to include demolition of existing front walls, extending vehicular access and permeable front driveway. At the rear, demolition of existing garage and formation of new entry from The Avenue, construction of a two-storey detached dwelling house, associated car parking, landscaping, refuse storage, shared vehicle accessway to driveways with automatic gates, electric charging points, patio and boundary timber fencing. Under Part 2A of the Town and Country Planning Act 2017.
269 Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HJ
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decision Made24/02137/PLUD
Construction of a garden room.LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
5 Tootswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0PB
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decision Made25/00447/ELUD
Removal of moveable storage building, retention of 20 mobile/moveable storage containers, moveable office building and continued use under Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) with associated vehicle parking, servicing and delivery space EXISTING LAWFUL USE CERTIFICATE.
Waldens Farm, Crockenhill Road, Swanley, BR8 8EP
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01320/TPO
T1 Oak - Reduce the southern-facing branches by 5m.T2 Oak - Reduce the southern-facing branches by 2m.T3 Oak - Reduce the southern-facing branches by 5m.T4 Cherry - Fell.T5 Willow - Fell.T6 Sycamore - Reduce the southern-facing branches by 2m.SUBJECT TO TPO 1273 (21.2.1996)
4 Stanhope Grove, Beckenham, BR3 3JB
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decision Made23/04122/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey side/rear extension with elevational alterations
8 Birdham Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2HF
Received 30 Oct 2023 - Decision Made22/01683/AMD
Amendment to planning application Ref 22/01683/FULL6 to change from roof light and tiled roof to rear/side single storey extension to fully glazed roof and alterations to parapet detail to end wall.
11 The Fairway, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JZ
Received 22 Aug 2023 - Decision Made22/01969/FULL6
Hip to gable roof alteration to incorporate rear dormer and front roof lights
11 Gordon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QE
Received 16 May 2022 - Decision Made24/03975/FULL6
Demolition of garage, construction of single storey front extension, part one/two storey side and rear extension, loft conversion including rear dormer with Juliet balcony and two front and one side roof lights.
33 Queensway, West Wickham, BR4 9EP
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision Made22/01038/FULL6
Removal of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension
25 Forster Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LH
Received 9 Mar 2022 - Decision Made24/02483/FULL6
Single storey wrap around extension to the side and rear of the original rear outrigger extension with flat green roof and elevational alterations.
15 Mosslea Road, Bromley, BR2 9PS
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/03985/CUETC3
Change of use of first floor from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 x 1-bed 1-person 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).
46A Glebe Way, West Wickham, BR4 0RL
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision Made23/02833/TPO
T1 Dead Cypress tree - Remove.T2 Leylandii in rear garden - Reduce by 2.5 -3m. SUBJECT TO TPO 355 (12.12.1986)
19 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BT
Received 24 Jul 2023 - Decision Made22/01024/PLUD
Proposed erection of a timber garden room replacing existing LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
6 Sheridan Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RZ
Received 8 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/03232/FULL6
Double storey side extension, single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable room.
113 St Paul's Wood Hill, Orpington, BR5 2SS
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decision Made24/00084/ELUD
Using a small area in the upstairs front room of the property as an office to operate my chauffeur business (Lawful Development Certificate Existing)
27 Aylesham Road, Orpington, BR6 0TX
Received 9 Jan 2024
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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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