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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 dates28,608Searchable applications
847Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 19,892 approved or refused records
4,221Refused applications
15,671 approved · 4,221 refused · 557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 2020 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00443/FULL6
Erection of single storey rear extension
47 Dartmouth Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7NF
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/02194/FULL6
Garage conversion into study single storey rear extension with flat roof and elevational changes
46 Boleyn Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9NQ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision Made24/00500/PLUD
Loft conversion comprising hip to gable, rear dormer and rooflights to front.Lawful Development Certificate (PROPOSED)
4 Cromwell Close, Bromley, BR2 9AH
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision Made24/01820/FULL1
Construction of a gable-end roof with habitable space, including a rear dormer window, two front rooflights and internal alterations.
91A Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QQ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision Made25/01065/FULL6
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension with elevational alterations.
33 Cavendish Way, West Wickham, BR4 0LG
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decision Made21/01436/FULL6
Garage conversion with part first floor side extension and a loft conversion with rear dormer.
32 Merton Gardens, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DA
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decision Made22/00880/FULL6
Alterations to roof incorporating a loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balcony and side rooflights.
13 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR1 4BL
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/01527/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.57m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior approval).
154 Aylesford Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RY
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Decision Made23/00252/FULL6
Single storey side and rear extension
114 Kings Hall Road, Beckenham, BR3 1LN
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Decision Made24/00695/FULL6
Part one/two storey front extension with relocation of front door and installation of a door canopy. Single-story rear extension and elevational alterations.
4 Woodhurst Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AR
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision Made25/01484/PLUD
Alterations to fencing and installation of a Tweener lighting system on the west and east elevation fences adjacent to two tennis courts.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Lawn Tennis Club, Empress Drive, Chislehurst
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decision Made22/04170/TREE
1 x Gleditsia - Fell to ground level.1 x Birch - Reduce crown by 3m (leaving 4m).
5 Prince Consort Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5SB
Received 24 Oct 2022 - Decision Made21/04671/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, 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)
8 Ramsden Close, Orpington, BR5 4LJ
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/05474/FULL6
Single storey side extension, new patio doors to rear elevation raised windows to east elevation two new obscure glazed windows in west side elevation.
11 Abbey Close, Orpington, BR6 9BF
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decision Made22/01325/PLUD
Installation of 2 rooflights in rear roof slope. New staircase to existing loft for storage PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
36 Albemarle Park, Albemarle Road, Beckenham, BR3 5XG
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/03293/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage for the construction of a two storey side extension.
85 Powster Road, Bromley, BR1 5HE
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Decision Made20/02453/RECON1
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission ref: 20/02453/FULL1 granted planning permission for 'demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two storey replacement dwelling with basement car lift, and accommodation in the roofspace' and planning permission ref: 20/02453/RECON approved for 'external and internal changes including changes to the windows and stonework to the front and side elevations, introduction of a sliding glazed screens to the ground floor rear elevation, repositioning of chimneys, internal rearrangements and elevational alterations' to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) to allow for revised ground floor layout to include construction of an attached double garage and gym.
Shirley, Holwood Park Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8NG
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Valid23/03287/FULL3
A change of use and for elevational alterations to the shop front.
23 Windsor Drive, Orpington, BR6 6EY
Received 17 Aug 2023 - Decision Made24/01747/FULL6
Demolition of existing rear patio and side brick wall, erection of a elevated patio with raised steps including retractable stair lift with tip up seat and stair railing, new fence to rear garden side boundary and elevational alterations.
59 Warren Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4BP
Received 6 May 2024 - Decision Made24/03365/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.00m, for which the maximum height would be 4.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 4.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
81 Birchwood Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3PY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/01054/PLUD
Erection of a side dormer to facilitate a loft conversion.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Blakes Green, West Wickham, BR4 0RA
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision Made22/02190/PLUD
Conversion of garage to form habitable room for use by the occupiers of No.72 The Avenue to include replacement of garage door with a window, a door and part brick wall to match existing, and the conversion of utility room to a shower room PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
72 The Avenue, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3DJ
Received 31 May 2022 - Decision Made23/03251/RECON
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission ref: 23/03251/FULL1 (granted for conversion of detached annex building into 1 bedroom dwelling together with the construction of a single storey rear extension, refuse and recycling stores, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and elevational alterations , with description subsequently amended under reference 23/03251/AMD to conversion of detached annex building into a separate dwelling together with the construction of a single storey rear extension, refuse and recycling stores, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping ) to allow minor material amendment comprising internal reconfiguration to provide 2 no. bedrooms, with associated elevational alterations including installation of rooflight.
34 Sandford Road, Bromley, BR2 9AW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decision Made24/02451/FULL2
Change of use of existing rear extension from Use Class E(a) retail shop to Use Class E(c)(ii) 3x professional services units. (Part Retrospective).
5 Crays Parade, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HG
Received 27 Jun 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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