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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 dates27,920Searchable applications
841Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 19,380 approved or refused records
4,115Refused applications
15,265 approved · 4,115 refused · 536 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/04806/PLUD
Proposed Use of 8 Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham for Supported Housing for adult mental health (Use Class C2) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Abbeyfield, 8 Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PJ
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/00870/FULL6
Single storey rear/side extension with addition of porch on side elevation and elevational alterations.
30 Hillview Road, Orpington, BR6 0SF
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/03260/FULL6
Raised patio and boundary fence to rear of house (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
18 Willett Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1QH
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision Made21/02758/FULL6
Single storey side/rear addition under a pitched roof incorporating rooflights
6 Poulters Wood, Keston, BR2 6JD
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/04700/FULL1
Single storey side and rear extension to facilitate the conversion into 2 x 3 bed self-contained units, together with provision of private amenity space, refuse and cycle storage, and off-street parking
18 Elmers End Road, Penge, London, SE20 7SN
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/04353/FULL6
Addition of first floor extension to form two storey dwelling, single storey rear extension with new driveway and steps, new front porch and elevational alterations.
19 Oak Road, Orpington, BR6 6BB
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/00005/FULL6
Partial demolition of an existing garage structure and its replacement with an enlarged single storey extension to the rear and elevational alterations
7 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HA
Received 3 Jan 2023 - Decision Made23/04677/PLUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balcony and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
32 Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0PW
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decision Made20/01398/RECON
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the Variation of Conditions 2 relating to planning permission 20/01398/FULL1 (Allowed at appeal APP/G5180/W/21/3268707 for Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a part one/two storey building with accommodation in roofspace to provide 8 residential flats (5 no. two bedroom, 2 no. one bedroom and 1 no. three bedroom) Retained vehicular access with front boundary wall; Formation of car parking area at front comprising 6 no. car parking spaces; Refuse and recycling and cycle storage with hard and soft landscaping across the site, including boundary enclosures to side and rear.) to allow for alterations to include re-alignment of rear external walls, alterations to internal staircases, reconfiguration of window and door arrangements, and alterations to the roof design.
St Michaels, Bickley Park Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2BE
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/00498/CUETC3
Change of use of the first and second floors of 32 and 34 The Mall, and 73 and 75 The High Street from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 14 residential units (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 under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
34 The Mall, Bromley, BR1 1TS
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision Made20/00293/RECON
Variation of condition No. 2 of planning permission reference 20/00293/FULL6 (dated 17.04.2020 for two storey front and side extension, replacement roof and canopy to front entrance) to allow fenestration changes (windows and doors).
Spring Cottage , 2A Denbridge Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AG
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/03537/FULL6
Roof alterations to include rear dormer with Juliet balcony and the reconfiguration of front dormer
46 Hayes Hill, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7HW
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decision Made22/00210/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.25m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval.
8 Nightingale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BG
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decision Made22/04696/FULL3
CHANGE OF USE OF CAR SALES CENTRE AND SHOW ROOM (SUI GENERIS) TO VEHICLE RENTAL PREMISES (SUI GENERIS) INCLUDING PART DEMOLITION OF EXISITING BUILDINGS FOR USE AS RENTAL VEHICLE OFFICE AND RENTAL VEHICLE WASH BAY, CAR PARKING (INCLUDING RENTAL VEHICLE STORAGE) AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.
487 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/00300/PLUD
Loft conversion with side dormer, three front and three rear roof windows. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
2 Hollydale Drive, Bromley, BR2 8QL
Received 26 Jan 2023 - Decision Made24/00238/FULL6
Proposed garage conversion into a habitable space and elevational alterations.
10 Beechwood Rise, Chislehurst, BR7 6TJ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision Made23/04179/FULL6
Conversion of garage into habitable room, single storey rear infill extension, first floor side and rear extension and alterations to existing front and rear extension roof from flat to pitched, and removal of chimney.
9 Teynham Green, Bromley, BR2 9BY
Received 2 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/02610/FULL6
Removal of chimney stacks. Proposed first floor side extension, re-rendering of house and elevational alterations.
368 Court Road, Orpington, BR6 9BX
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/02024/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
94 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BN
Received 29 May 2025 - Decision Made22/04830/TPO
Cherry tree in the front garden - Reduce by approximately 2m. Thin out internally to remove crossing branches and branches facing inwards. Apple tree in the rear garden - Reduce by 4m.SUBJECT TO TPO 821 (29.1.1993)
43 Randolph Road, Bromley, BR2 8PU
Received 12 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/00460/FULL6
Modification of hipped roof to gable end. Creation of a flat roofed dormer with rear juliet style french windows and windows. 2 rooflights in front roof ridge. Conversion of loft space to a 4th bedroom with en-suite shower and w/c room. Accessed by a new staircase utilising part of existing 3rd bedroom RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION
60 Edgebury, Chislehurst, BR7 6JW
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Decision Made23/02151/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory. First floor side/rear extension with Juliet balcony to rear. Single storey rear extension with steps, internal and elevational alterations.
19 Green Way, Bromley, BR2 8EZ
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Decision Made25/00689/PLUD
Installation of 1 x non-turf (astro) wicket at the end of existing playing pitches. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Old Bromlians Cricket Club, Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EF
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decision Made21/03937/TREE
T1 Leaning Fir tree - Remove.
5 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP
Received 1 Sept 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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