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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 dates32,020Searchable applications
868Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 22,517 approved or refused records
4,695Refused applications
17,822 approved · 4,695 refused · 642 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04105/NOT
Change of use of ground floor from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 no. residential units 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).
249 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4RP
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04106/LDC
Erection of a single storey outbuilding at the rear of the garden LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
3 BROOKSIDE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0AW
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04107/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension. Part conversion of existing garage to habitable space and elevational alterations.
104 Goodhart Way, West Wickham, BR4 0EY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04112/FPA
Construction of 4 no. detached two storey dwellings on land to the rear of 106 Kent House Road with associated refuse storage, cycle storage, amenity space, hard and soft landscaping along with formation of access road and reconfiguration of site frontage to provide car parking spaces, refuse collection point and residential parcel locker (Land to rear of 106 Kent House Road).
106 KENT HOUSE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1JJ
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made20/04296/CON27
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 9 (external materials) associated to planning permission reference number 20/04296/FULL1, dated 14th June 2021.
19 Prospects House, Elmfield Road , Bromley, BR1 1LT
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04116/HPA
Demolition of existing garage, removal of chimney and construction of two- storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, elevational and roof alterations including loft conversion with rooflights to front.
60 KENWOOD DRIVE, BECKENHAM, BR3 6QY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04117/HPA
Demolition of garage, front porch and front pergola, construction of single storey side extension, single storey front and rear extension, first floor extension creating additional storey and elevational alterations.
39 MARLINGS PARK AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6RD
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04118/HPA
Two storey front extension, part one/two storey rear extension and single storey side extension, enlargement of existing roof including the increase of ridge height, hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer extension, windows to sides and front rooflights to allow habitable accommodation within the roof space, and elevational alterations.
102 PERRY HALL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0HR
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04119/LDC
Single-storey rear extension with pitched roof and skylights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
165 TUBBENDEN LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9PS
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04120/HPA
Conversion of existing garage to habitable space, with single storey front and side extension.
24 Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6HY
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made24/00182/CON4
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/00182/FULL1: Condition 6 - Unexpected Contamination
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, WALDO ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 2QX
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made23/03039/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/03039/RECON: Condition 3 - Construction Method Statement Condition 4 - Surface Water Drainage Scheme Condition 5 - Ground Investigation Report Condition 8 - Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan
OAKHURST PIGGERIES, CUDHAM LANE SOUTH, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QA
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made24/01558/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/01558/FULL1 Condition 4 - Construction vehicles - off-loading, parking and turning within the site
COOKHAM HILL FARM, SKEET HILL LANE, ORPINGTON, BR5 4HB
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04125/HPA
Proposal to raise central area of flat roof within existing rear extension.
61 CHAFFINCH ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4LX
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04126/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and two outbuildings and erection of part one/part two storey rear extension
Cherry Tree Cottage, Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6LY
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04127/TPO
1: To clear a walk way 1m wide along the boundary fence line to Arden Grove, including all trees and vegetation. In addition to clearance work, fell 1 Field maple (believed to be T1123) to near ground level as it is too close to the fence to be retained manageably. Fell single dead Willow by car park. Cutting and stacking all arisings in neat piles where possible (blue line on plan and T1123). 2: Coppice all trees on the marked line boundary to near ground level within the pond area to open up the view to the pond and allow access for reed clearance. Removal of bamboo is best done with a digger when the reeds are cleared. Some trees to be retained in this area, particularly 2 Birch trees and a Pear tree to make nice feature trees without spoiling the view moving forward (red line on plan). SUBJECT TO TPO 799 (17.7.1992)
Land east of Cottonwood Close, Orpington, BR6
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Valid25/04130/TPO
G1 Oak trees - Reduce lateral limbs back to boundary line by approximately 1m to suitable growth points. SUBJECT TO TPO 156A (20.10.1989)
WENTWORTH, WILLOW GROVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5BS
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decision Made25/03191/AMD
Amendment to planning permission ref 25/03191/HPA Amendment to eaves window visible on rear elevation. Raise cill height of window above FFL by approximately 650mm
10 ARROL ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4PA
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04132/TPO
G1 - x3 Limes located in the car park - Re-pollard and remove epicormic growth to crown break. G2 - Various species located at the side of the property - Cut back overhang from the neighbouring property to the fence line. SUBJECT TO TPO 721 (12.5.1991)
STEPHEN JAMES BROMLEY BMW GARAGE, BICKLEY ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2NE
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04137/HPA
Removal of chimney, construction of single storey rear extension, loft conversion comprising side/rear dormer with window to side.
122 BIRCH TREE AVENUE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9EL
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04138/HPA
Demolition of rear conservatory and enclosed front porch and construction of single storey rear extension. Hip to gable loft conversion comprising of rear dormer and rooflights to front, elevational alterations including new covered entranceway.
178 FARNABY ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 0BB
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04139/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
22 MERTON GARDENS, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1DA
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04140/FPA
Erection of dwellinghouse, with associated highway access, parking, landscaping and associated works. (Land rear of 12 and 14 Broomwood Road, Tilbury Close, Orpington).
14 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JH
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04141/LDC
Removal of rear chimney stack, installation of 2 No rooflights to side and rear slopes and 10 No solar panels to front, rear and SW side slopes. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
60 KELSEY LANE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3NE
Received 1 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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