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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 dates28,999Searchable applications
860Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,182 approved or refused records
4,276Refused applications
15,906 approved · 4,276 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/04558/TREE
G1 Group of 3 Lawson cypress in centre of front boundary - Reduce in height by no more than 2.5m past previous reduction points.
2 Manor Place, Mavelstone Road, Bromley, BR1 2TA
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decision Made22/05002/CONDT1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/05002/FULL1:Condition 3: Scheme for the provision of surface water drainage
11 Hartfield Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DA
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision Made22/03344/TREE
T1 Gleditsia - Remove branch overhanging the garage roof and reduce canopy by 1m and re-shape.
11 Church Row, Chislehurst, BR7 5PG
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Decision Made21/02883/TPO
T1 Large Horse Chestnut in rear garden - Crown reduce height and spread by up to 3m. Remove epicormic growth up to crown break.SUBJECT TO TPO 629 (11.7.1989)
75 Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, BR3 5BB
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision Made22/00927/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - Fell.SUBJECT TO TPO 1784 (8.2.2001)
Carrington, 1 Timms Close, Bromley, BR1 2GZ
Received 4 Mar 2022 - Decision Made22/00142/CONDIT
Approval of conditions relating to planning permission reference 22/00142/FULL6:Condition 3: Tree Protection
6 Sheridan Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 5RZ
Received 3 May 2022 - Decision Made22/04523/FULL6
Garage conversion and single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory.
7 Waratah Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5FP
Received 16 Nov 2022 - Decision Made22/04789/FULL1
Installation of 2x freestanding mezzanine floors (measuring 1090sqm) with associated staircases, handrail and fire protection and extension to approved first floor office to form boardroom, office space, research and development and storage and assembly for small parts.
Unit 1, Helix Logistics Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BN
Received 6 Dec 2022 - Decision Made24/03980/FULL6
Demolition of rear extension. Construction of single storey rear extension with elevational alterations including raised steps to the rear.
16 Queens Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JW
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision Made24/01547/CUETC3
Change of use of existing property from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) into 1 No.2-bedroom dwelling 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).
3 - 4 The Mews, High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1BQ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision Made24/01950/FULL6
Demolition of front drive wall, construction of two storey rear/side extension, rear garden raised steps and elevational alterations.
56 Cray Valley Road, Orpington, BR5 2EZ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision Made21/01404/RESPA
Change of use from Class B1(a) office to Class C3 residential to form 2 x 2 bedroom and 1 x 1 bedroom flats (56 day application for prior approval in respect of transport and highways, contamination, flooding, impacts of noise from commercial premises and provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms under Class O, Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order).
Ground Part First And Second Floors, 50 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EG
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/02097/FULL6
Formation of a vehicular access/proposed vehicle crossover
23 South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BQ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decision Made22/04819/FULL6
Hip to gable roof alterations to form loft conversion, new rooflights to front, side and roof. New windows to rear and second floor flank elevations.
19 Westfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EU
Received 8 Dec 2022 - Decision Made23/01027/FULL6
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space. Single storey rear extension with light lantern and landscaping alterations to front driveway (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)
13 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PU
Received 14 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/03400/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
34 Augustine Road, Orpington, BR5 3JZ
Received 7 Sept 2023 - Decision Made25/00559/FULL1
Demolition of rear conservatory and construction of single-storey rear and side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and two front roof lights. and the change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6-bed HMO (Class C4)
48 Ramsden Road, Orpington, BR5 4LT
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decision Made25/01834/SOLAR
Prior Approval for the installation of roof mounted Solar PV Panels (under Class A, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (as amended)). (Amended application form and description).
Bradmoor House, Ashmore Lane, Keston, BR2 6DJ
Received 15 May 2025 - Decision Made22/02045/TPO
303 Scots Pine - Remove faulted branch/limbs.302 Black Pine - Reduce lateral limbs. Reduce longer limb by 3.5m and shorter limb by 1.5m.SUBJECT TO TPO OUDC 1 1949
Darrick Wood Secondary School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, BR6 8ER
Received 20 May 2022 - Decision Made23/04761/TPO
T1 Oak tree within rear garden of 108 Barnfield Wood Road - Remove stem epicormic up to crown break and thin remaining crown by circa 20%. Reduce overly elongated single lateral in upper crown growing towards house by 1.5m back to suitable growth point.T2 Oak tree within rear garden of 110 Barnfield Wood Road - Remove stem epicormic up to crown break and thin remainder of crown by circa 20%. Reduce lowest ring of branches (6 branches in total), back by circa 1-2m in line with drip line of upper crown in order to mitigate encroachment towards dwellings. SUBJECT TO TPO 1225 (24.7.1995)
108 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, BR3 6SX
Received 12 Dec 2023 - Decision Made20/04683/TREE
Beech tree in front garden - Remove.
4 Den Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0NH
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decision Made23/00808/FULL6
Demolition of existing garage and lean-to. Construction of a part one/two storey side/rear extensions with elevational alterations and raised terrace/steps in rear garden
136 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AY
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/04405/FULL1
Installation of two external condensers within a caged enclosure, and associated faþade alterations including the replacement of a window with a louvre at first floor level and installation of a louvre at ground floor level and other associated works
Ravensleigh House, Westmoreland Place, Bromley, BR1 1DS
Received 14 Nov 2023 - Decision Made25/01536/FULL6
Erection of single storey front/side/rear wrap around extension. Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer roof extension with Juliet balcony and three front roof lights. Elevational alterations to include first floor rear Juliet balcony.
75 Frankswood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BN
Received 25 Apr 2025
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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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