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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 dates28,216Searchable applications
849Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 19,603 approved or refused records
4,164Refused applications
15,439 approved · 4,164 refused · 546 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jan 2021 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/01874/FULL6
Removal of chimney. Conversion of existing garage to habitable space. Elevational alterations to include replacement windows, side/front gates, external rendering and insulation, side rainwater pipe relocation and internal alterations.
3 The Knoll, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DD
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision Made24/04451/PLUD
Single storey rear extension, hipped to gable loft conversion including rear roof dormer and three front roof lights and one side roof light. LAWFUL DEVEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
5 Durham Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0QA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decision Made22/00215/TREE
2 x Sycamore trees at side of property - Remove.
9 Lindenfield, Chislehurst, BR7 5RG
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decision Made23/04853/TREE
T1 Quercus rubra (Red oak) in front garden - Climb to remove major deadwood from the entire crown. Prune/remove lower branches to give an approximate ground clearance of 4m. All pruning cuts to be limited to smaller, secondary branches as far as is practical to achieve the desired outcome and avoid the creating of larger pruning wounds.
Wallingford, Leas Green, Chislehurst, BR7 6HD
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/02596/CUETC3
Change of use of rear of first floor from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 1 residential unit, 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).
218 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1EN
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/01422/FULL6
Single storey rear extension with alterations to existing extension roof and elevational alterations.
12 Pickhurst Park, Bromley, BR2 0UF
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decision Made21/02434/FULL6
Loft conversion with a dormer to the rear enlarging existing bedroom and elevational alterations
81 Hayfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2DL
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision Made23/02394/FULL6
New access from a private roadway to include a new electric gate and alterations to existing driveway and hardstanding, with new garden wall to replace garden fence. Single storey front and two storey side extension including new porch. Single storey rear extension with raised steps to use for swimming pool, gym and changing facilities, addition of plant room to rear garden and elevational alterations to include addition of solar panels.
82 Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BT
Received 21 Jun 2023 - Decision Made23/00825/FULL6
Two storey side extension, alterations to front porch and alterations to roof to include habitable space with 1 side and 1 rear dormers and 2 rooflights (Revision to application permitted under Ref. No. 21/04299)
21 The Ridge, Orpington, BR6 8AP
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/01941/OUT
Construction of roof extension/alteration to No. 121 Elmers End Road to provide enlarged roof space in conjunction with existing flat, construction of part one/part three storey infill extension to No. 123 (with dormer projections to front and rear) to provide ground floor commercial space and three upper storeys of residential accommodation. Parking spaces at front and rear and cycle and refuse storage. (OUTLINE APPLICATION - IN RESPECT OF APPEARANCE AND SCALE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT)
121 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SY
Received 18 May 2023 - Decision Made24/03834/FULL6
Demolition of rear porch, rear shed and chimneys. Construction of single storey rear extensions and replacement of conservatory and garage roof to convert garage into habitable space. Elevational alterations including installation of solar panels to side roof and rooflights to rear. External alterations including extended rear patio with steps, provision for air source heat pump, ramped access to front porch and external storage shed at front for mobility scooter.
50 Sunningdale Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2ET
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03387/ADV
Replacement of x1 internally illuminated fascia sign and x1 internally illuminated projecting sign
16 - 18 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EA
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decision Made21/00169/FULL1
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of detached two storey four bedroom house
3 Woodlands Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AD
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00566/FULL6
Detached garage and hardstanding to the front, ground floor front and rear extensions, roof extensions including increase in ridge height, hip to gable extensions and side dormers to create additional habitable rooms in the roof, first floor balcony and single storey detached rear outbuilding.
40 Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6HY
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decision Made23/00683/FULL6
Removal of chimney stack. Conversion of garage to habitable/storage space. Part one/two storey front extension with alterations to roof. Single storey rear extension. First floor extension/dormers to front/rear and elevational alterations. Alterations to roof to raise to roof ridge height incorporating a loft conversion with front/rear/side dormers and side rooflights
116 Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 9EE
Received 20 Feb 2023 - Decision Made22/04746/FULL6
Part demolition of a garage and construction of a new external flank wall to reduce its overall width. Infill extension to the rear and infill extension between two existing garage spaces. Change of use of eastern garages to form a gym. Elevational alterations including the construction of a pergola
2 Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 8HJ
Received 2 Dec 2022 - Decision Made24/02688/FULL1
Removal of chimneys. Alterations of roof with gable ends and front rooflights together with rear dormers at No's 136 and 138 Petts Wood Road (joint application). Rear Juliet balcony to No. 138.
136 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LF
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision Made21/00438/FULL1
Reconfiguration removal and replacement of external plant (retrospective) and installation of acoustic panel
40 - 42 Newlands Park, Sydenham, London, SE26 5NF
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/05437/PLUD
Rear dormer extension with juliet balcony and 3 rooflights in the front roof slope PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVLOPMENT CERTIFICATE
20 Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RE
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decision Made24/02679/FULL6
Erection of pitched roof over existing single storey side/rear extension, incorporating solar panels, extension to front porch, insertion of front rooflight and elevational/fenestration alterations.
115 Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LP
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision Made25/00300/PLUD
Temporary matting to create overflow parking spaces for 14 vehicles.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Restavon, Berrys Green Road, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3AJ
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decision Made23/03754/TREE
T1 Neighbouring Leyland Cypress on rear left hand boundary - Cut back all vegetation overhanging the client's garden back to boundary wall, removing stub cuts.
Gandria, Manor Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5QD
Received 3 Oct 2023 - Decision Made23/00863/ELUD
Shop (formerly use class A1) now class ELAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
155 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PT
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/02141/FULL6
Main entrance door to be relocated from side elevation to front elevation and elevational alterations. Removal of driveway concrete steps, paving to extend the entire length and width of the driveway, front garden steps to be widened and a new handrail added.
64 Chalk Pit Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3JL
Received 5 Jun 2023
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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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