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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 dates28,918Searchable applications
859Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,119 approved or refused records
4,265Refused applications
15,854 approved · 4,265 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Dec 2020 to 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/02195/FULL6
Rear ground and part side extension, demolition of existing pitched roofs and replacement with parapet flat roof.
27 Whitehall Road, Bromley, BR2 9SG
Received 3 May 2021 - Decision Made22/00878/PLUD
Single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
285A Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JF
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decision Made22/02164/FULL1
Demolition of existing garages and single storey buildings at Nos. 4 and 6-8 Salisbury Road. Construction of part 2-storey extension to existing shop including new roof to existing shop/office building at No 4. together with 2 No. new 2 storey 2-bed houses, associated access & parking for cars & cycles, landscaping, boundary treatment and storage sheds to include refuse & recycling provision for residential and commercial uses. (Renewal of existing permission - 17/03649/FULL1).
Land At, 6 - 8 Salisbury Road, Bromley
Received 30 May 2022 - Decision Made24/00965/FULL6
Single storey front extension, part one/two storey rear extension and elevational alterations (with revision to previously approved rear dormer extension ref. 24/00100/FULL6)
1 Yester Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5LR
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision Made23/00162/ADJ
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site comprising a block rising to 5/6 storeys accommodating 1,401sqm of employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)(i)(ii)(iii)) at ground and mezzanine floors and 60 residential units (Use Class C3) above, with associated landscaping, amenity areas, cycle, car parking and refuse/recycling stores at 21- 57 Willow Way, London, SE26 CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
21 - 57 Willow Way London SE26 4QP, Lewisham Council
Received 16 Jan 2023 - Decision Made22/04738/TREE
T1 Oak in rear garden - Reduce by 4m from the top and 5-6m from laterals. Remove the broken stem and leave a clean cut.
9 Malmains Way, Beckenham, BR3 6SA
Received 1 Dec 2022 - Decision Made21/01964/PLUD
Rear ground floor extension with sloped tiled roof and doorsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
36 Cross Road, Bromley, BR2 8PH
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decision Made21/05367/FULL6
Proposed ground floor rear extension and insertion of new side door.
5 Stirling Drive, Orpington, BR6 9DW
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decision Made22/00930/FULL6
Hip to gable loft conversion including raising the ridge height with rear dormer and three front rooflights.
18 Long Meadow Close, West Wickham, BR4 0EQ
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/03357/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
266C Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HR
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decision Made23/02641/FULL6
Summer house to rear of garden.
48 Park Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4EE
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Decision Made23/04200/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.75m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
24 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, BR4 9EF
Received 2 Nov 2023 - Decision Made24/03280/ELUD
Use of land for stationing of a residential mobile homeLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATTE (EXISTING)
Layhams Farm, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decision Made25/00492/FLXAG
Change of use of a former agricultural building together with a single storey rear extension to form a three-bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) 56 DAY APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER CLASS Q OF PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 2 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GEBERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED)
Primrose Farm, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, TN16 3AX
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision Made23/04270/TPO
Yew - Trim top and all sides as hard as practicable to return to previously maintained form.SUBJECT TO TPO BB13 1963
15 Hartley Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2TP
Received 8 Nov 2023 - Decision Made25/01497/TREE
Yew tree at rear - Reduce by 1.5m.
8 Bromley Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LE
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decision Made24/03997/TREE
T1 Holly tree - Fell to ground level and remove stump.
Pantiles, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/03336/FULL1
Erection of three stables, tack room and hay store utilising existing access onto Skibbs Lane.
Glenville, Skibbs Lane, Orpington
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision Made23/03362/TREE
T1 London Plane, four metres inside the boundary fence, near to A233 footpath and road - Pollard by 50%.
The Shackleton Centre, West Camp, Main Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PR
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decision Made21/02470/FULL1
Installation of InPost Parcel Locker (RETROSPECTIVE)
5 - 5A Beckenham Road, West Wickham, Bromley, BR4 0QR
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision Made21/03626/PLUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
102 Birkbeck Road, Beckenham, BR3 4SP
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decision Made22/02127/PLUD
Garage conversion to habitable space. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
13 Arne Grove, Orpington, BR6 9TT
Received 26 May 2022 - Decision Made22/04465/FULL6
Part one/two storey rear and side extension, new front extension including porch
5 Wyndham Close, Orpington, BR6 8JX
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Decision Made24/01674/FULL1
Retention of the first floor residential use (Use Class C3), conversion of the existing first floor one bedroom flat into 2 x studio flats and incorporate a side access communal stair and a ground floor rear door, first and second floor rear / side extension, 1 x side rooflight and a bike store and a bin store to the rear of the site
2 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR
Received 1 May 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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