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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 dates31,716Searchable applications
886Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 22,243 approved or refused records
4,634Refused applications
17,609 approved · 4,634 refused · 635 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2020 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/03474/HPA
Proposed Single Storey Front Extension.
177 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1JY
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03475/HPA
Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of part one/two-storey side extension, garage conversion to habitable space, addition of front and rear rooflights with elevational alterations and formation of new vehicular access.
27 THE BRACKENS, ORPINGTON, BR6 6JH
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03476/FPA
Alterations to window and door openings, restoration of historic features and roof finishes and the addition of PV solar panels to rear roof slope.
30 High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AN
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made24/04759/S73A
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 24/04759/FULL6 to construct new porch and reduction of window size of first floor front elevation.
20 QUERNMORE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4EH
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03478/TPO
2 x Ash - Re-reduce to previous cut points (2-3m). SUBJECT TO TPO 1830 (26.6.2001)
1 JUNIPER CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3LZ
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made24/02683/S73A
Variation of conditions 2, 4 and 7 of permission 24/02683/FULL1 (granted for conversion and sub-division of existing building to form three units (2x 3 bed and 1x 1 bed) together with elevational alterations to front and side including a new bay window and new entrance doors to front, demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey rear infill extension, hip to gable and rear dormer roof extensions with front rooflights, and associated amenity spaces, refuse and cycle storage) to allow alterations to the internal layout and external doors and windows, the provision of two parking permits within the CPZ (one for unit 2 and one for No. 34), and to require compliance with building regulations M4(1) rather than M4(2).
34 ADDISON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9RR
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03480/TPO
Oak - Reduce the height and spread by up to 2m. SUBJECT TO TPO 1893 (12.2.2002)
8 THE MEADWAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HH
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03481/TCA
x12 Leylandii & x2 Maple trees - Remove.
46B VALLEY ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0HD
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03482/HPA
Replacement glazed-doors to front and rear, elevational alterations to include replacement cladding and external vent, installation of solar PV panels, rooflights and relocation of access hatch to the roof and air source heat pump in rear garden.
8 GREATWOOD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5HU
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03483/TCA
Ash tree in rear garden - Remove.
WILLOW BROOK, 250 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NT
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03484/HPA
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising raised ridge height, rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front.
41 KYNASTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JT
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03485/LDC
hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, front rooflights and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
46 MAGPIE HALL LANE, BROMLEY, BR2 8ER
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03486/LDC
Proposed loft conversion with rear and side-facing dormers, and a rooflight on the front roof slope. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
3 OAKHILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0AE
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03487/TCA
T1 Pine - Reduce height by 2m from 15m to 13m. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. T2 Sycamore - Tree of approximately 12m in height. Height to remain the same. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 11m to 8m.
SHORTLANDS GOLF CLUB, MEADOW ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 0DX
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03488/TCA
Holly in rear garden - Remove x2 stumps. Unknown trees species overhanging 45 Heathfield Road - Trim both trees to re-shape. Unknown species overhanging 45 Heathfield Road - Remove additional overhanging branch.
45 Heathfield Road, Keston, BR2 6BG
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03491/TCA
Mature Leyland Cypress tree - Remove and replace with a native tree.
FLAT 6, HOLBROOK HOUSE, ST PAULS CRAY ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6QE
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decision Made25/03492/HPA
Demolition of existing utility room and construction of a single storey side extension.
13 CEDAR CRESCENT, BROMLEY, BR2 8PX
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03494/FPA
Subdivision of 3 bedroom duplex flat into 1 two bedroom flat and 1 one bedroom flat, with associated car parking, cycle and refuse storage, amenity space and addition of 2 front rooflights
2 TILE FARM ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9RZ
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03495/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.938m, for which the maximum height would be 3.79m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.873m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
12 ZELAH ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JU
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03497/HPA
Replacement of existing windows to the front and side elevations, and repainting timber doors to the front elevation, and installation of two new sets of gates and gate piers to the property.
CHESHAM HOUSE, 30 WILDERNESS ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EY
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03498/FPA
Single storey rear/side wraparound extension and elevational alterations
Ground Floor Flat, 79 Wiverton Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5JB
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03499/HPA
Demolition of garage, removal of chimney and construction of front extension including new front porch, part one/two storey rear and side extensions and elevational alterations.
77 KINGSWAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1PN
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/01808/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/01808/CUETC3: Condition 1 - Refuse and recycling storage Condition 2 - Cycle parking
2-4 CHELSFIELD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4DN
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03501/TPO
T15 Ash – Fell to ground level. T75 Sycamore – Fell to ground level. T78/T79 – 2 x Sycamore – Fell to ground level. T74 Horse chestnut - Fell to ground level. T52 Willow - Reduce crown by approx. 3m, leaving 3m. SUBJECT TO TPO 518 (3.3.1988)
FLAT 12, RIVERSIDE WALK, THE ALDERS, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PZ
Received 16 Jul 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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