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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 dates32,113Searchable applications
862Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 22,596 approved or refused records
4,709Refused applications
17,887 approved · 4,709 refused · 645 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jun 2020 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04256/HPA
Loft conversion with rear L shape dormer and two front Velux roof lights.
27 PELHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4SQ
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/01728/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/01728/FULL1 Condition 4: Bicycle Parking Condition 5: Refuse and Recycling Storage Condition 7: Preclusion of Parking Permits
292A HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0NF
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04258/TCA
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce the height by 3m and shape the remaining tree by removing approx. 2.5m on side with main growth to create a more even shape. T2 Silver Birch - Reduce the height to match the size of T1 by removing approx. 3m from height and shape top of crown. T3 Twin-stemmed Walnut tree - Reduce whole crown by 2m. T4 Walnut tree - Reduce by cutting approx. 2m around crown. T5 Tall, narrow Silver Birch in rear garden - Reduce the height and shape crown.
14 BROMLEY LANE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6LE
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04259/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and single storey rear extension, erection single storey side and rear extension including extension of existing roof to rear. Conversion of part of garage to Utility area
5 WISTARIA CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LE
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04260/FPA
Retention of existing public house and erection of a three-storey block of five flats (Use Class C3) including relocation of the access off Windsor Drive and reconfiguration of the public house car park.
THE CHELSFIELD, 1 WINDSOR DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 6EY
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04268/TPO
Ash - Reduce in height by 3m by removing the upper crown. SUBJECT TO TPO 1485 (19.5.1998)
10 DEN ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0NH
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04263/HPA
Construction of single storey front/side extension alterations to existing front extension roof and elevational alterations.
6 CULVERSTONE CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR2 9DN
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04264/HPA
Garage conversion to habitable space and elevational alterations.
1 KINCRAIG, LUBBOCK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5JR
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04265/LDC
Garage conversion into habitable space with elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
4 THE DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9AP
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04266/TPO
G1 Group of 3 Fagus sylvtica 'purperea' (Beech trees) situated on front boundary - Fell and plant replacement trees. SUBJECT TO TPO 1295 (28.6.1996)
ELTHAM COLLEGE, GROVE PARK ROAD, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4QF
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04270/TCA
T2 Lime on front boundary - Cut back epicormic growth only. G1 x3 smaller Apple trees on rear left hand side - Reduce to previous reduction points removing 2m of growth.
GLEBE COTTAGE, ST PAULS CRAY ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6QA
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04271/LDC
Loft conversion with rear dormers and front roof lights (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
43 MALMAINS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 6SB
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04272/HPA
Single storey side & rear extensions with replacement front dormer, part garage conversion. Porch alterations with new porch canopy and elevational alterations
43 MALMAINS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 6SB
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04273/FPA
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single storey one bedroom dwelling with associated parking and amenity area
110 WINDSOR DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HF
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04275/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.03m, for which the maximum height would be 4.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
16 BALGOWAN ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4HJ
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04276/HPA
Retention of container outbuilding and gazebo in the rear garden.
VREDE, CUDHAM LANE SOUTH, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QB
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04277/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear/side extension and extension/alterations to existing garage, construction of two storey rear extension, addition of side dormers to create enlargement to existing roof space with solar panels and gable end and elevational alterations.
4 APPLEDORE CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR2 9BZ
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04278/TPO
T1 Ash on rear boundary within neighbours woodland to rear - Fell to as close to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 787 (30.6.1992)
4 D'ARCY PLACE, BROMLEY, BR2 0RY
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04279/TCA
T1 Chestnut - Reduce x2 low branches growing into clients property back to boundary.
ROSS COURT, LUBBOCK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5JP
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04280/FPA
Conversion of existing ancillary outbuilding (the barn) into one bedroom 2 person dwelling served by existing rear access and parking, including rebuilding of lean-to addition and elevational alterations
5 THE DRIFT, BROMLEY, BR2 8HL
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04281/FPA
Four storey rear extension, upward mansard roof extension, Extension, conversion and subdivision of two existing buildings to create 6 new dwellings in addition to the 3 existing dwellings and the two shops. Shops to be retained.
48 Anerley Hill, Anerley, London, SE19 2AE
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04283/TPO
T1 & T2 Ash trees - Fell. T3 Ash - Fell. T4 Field Maple - Fell. T5 Beech - Fell. T6 Ash - Fell. T7 Ash - Prune branches back to boundary by approximately 10m. T8 Ash - Prune branches back to boundary by approximately 10m. T9 Oak - Prune x3 branches by approximately 3m. T10 Ash - Dismantle. SUBJECT TO TPO 187 (12.7.1984)
31 HOMESTEAD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HN
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04284/TPO
T1 Lime tree - Crown reduction of 4m and reduction of radial spread of lateral branches where possible 1.5m to the suitable growth point. T2 Lime tree - Crown reduction of 4m and reduction of radial spread of lateral branches where possible 1.5m to suitable growth point. SUBJECT TO TPO 1433 (10.8.1988)
CARITAS HOUSE, TREGONY ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9XA
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04285/LDC
Single Storey Rear Extension & Internal Alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
19 SILVERDALE ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NH
Received 10 Sept 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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