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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 dates29,342Searchable applications
858Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 20,441 approved or refused records
4,320Refused applications
16,121 approved · 4,320 refused · 571 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made20/04876/CONDIT
Details submitted to discharge condition in relation to planning ref: 20/04876/FULL1Condition 3- Refuse and recyclable materialsCondition 4- Bicycle parkingCondition 5- Resident's parking permit details
298A High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NF
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decision Made20/04226/CONDT7
Submission of details in relation to planning condition 19 (waste storage) of planning permission reference 20/04226/FULL1, dated 14th June 2021
Former, 56 Bourne Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision Made23/02264/FULL6
Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof and rooflights, with porch addition to front elevation
20 Sefton Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1RQ
Received 13 Jun 2023 - Decision Made22/04566/CUETC3
Change of use from offices to 2 self-contained flats 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)
50B Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QE
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Decision Made23/04101/FULL1
Demolition of existing garage/office/workshop and cattery buildings. Erection of one dwelling with associated parking and works.
Romney House, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
Received 27 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/01969/FULL6
Single storey rear extension. Loft conversion with roof lights and window to rear.
40 West Street, Bromley, BR1 1RF
Received 23 May 2024 - Decision Made25/00543/PLUD
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
17 Derrick Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QG
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision Made21/03967/TPO
T1 Willow - Remove. SUBJECT TO TPO 213 (12.7.1984)
St Johns Rise, Berrys Green Road, Berrys Green, Westerham, TN16 3EZ
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/01935/TREE
T1 Oak - Crown reduce height by approximately 2m and lateral growth by up to 2m where necessary. Reduce back over extended branch growing towards house by approximately 4m. Canopy raise by reducing back to source the smaller epicormic growth up to the first primary limb on the left hand side at approximately 8m.T2 Ash tree - Dismantle to ground level.
18 The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR6 0BU
Received 13 May 2022 - Decision Made20/05060/ELUD
South boundary fence (rear Garden section) in excess of 2.0m being constructed and in place in excess of 4 years (actually being constructed prior to June 2009) (EXISTING LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE)
Monalee , Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, BR3 5BN
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decision Made21/02712/HHPA
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.5m, for which the maximum height would be 2.7m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
3 Marion Crescent, Orpington, BR5 2DE
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/05068/FULL6
Single storey rear and front garage extension with side dormer.
16 Monks Way, Orpington, BR5 1HN
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made22/01194/FULL6
Conversion of rear section of garage to create new study
17 Invicta Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6SJ
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decision Made23/00360/FULL6
Erection of a side/rear extension connected to the existing side extension.
3 Sweeps Lane, Orpington, BR5 3PE
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decision Made23/04728/ELUD
The property is in use as an HMO, the change of use from C3 to C4 happened before the Article 4 directive came into place. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTFICATE (EXISTING)
Flat A, 45 West Street, Bromley, BR1 1RE
Received 6 Dec 2023 - Decision Made24/03514/FULL6
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony, window to side and rooflights to front.
8 Hawthorn Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1LJ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decision Made25/00208/PLUD
Loft conversion with partial hip to gable extensions with rear dormer and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
33 Sandiland Crescent, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DP
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Decision Made21/01084/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 2.5m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
6 Hayfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2DW
Received 6 Mar 2021 - Decision Made21/04774/FULL6
Single storey rear extension
18 Westfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 4EU
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision Made22/02735/FULL1
Demolition of dwellinghouse. Erection of 2 storey building comprising nine flats, parking and amenity space.
141 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 9EJ
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decision Made23/00929/FULL1
Construction of two/three storey block of 5 no. residential flats (4 no. two bedroom and 1 no. three bedroom) on land in front of Highlands, with widening/lengthening of existing driveway, formation of new vehicular crossover, installation of entrance gates and formation of pedestrian access, car parking spaces, associated landscaping and cycle and refuse stores.
Highlands, 9 Oldfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LE
Received 9 Mar 2023 - Decision Made23/03814/FULL6
Dropped kerb for vehicular access to the front of the property.
19 Silver Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0SG
Received 6 Oct 2023 - Decision Made24/02699/TREE
T3 mature Magnolia tree - Reduce by up to 0.5 - 1.0m in height and lateral spread back to suitable growth points.
26 Ashfield Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6LQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision Made24/01647/FULL6
Demolition of chimney stack single storey side/rear extension.
67 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8LN
Received 30 Apr 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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