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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 dates32,057Searchable applications
866Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 22,555 approved or refused records
4,702Refused applications
17,853 approved · 4,702 refused · 643 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04143/FPA
Construction of one-bed single-storey dwelling at the Land North-East of 9 Meadow Close, Chislehurst
Land at North East of 9 Meadow Close, Chislehurst, BR7 6JB
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04144/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.8m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
134 LANGLEY WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0DS
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04145/LDC
Proposed outbuilding to rear garden. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
134 LANGLEY WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0DS
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04146/FPA
Erection of 3 two storey 3 bedroom terraced dwellings with accommodation in roof fronting Berrylands, with new vehicular accesses, parking, landscaping and refuse and cycle stores
Land behind 5 Lapworth Close , Orpington, BR6 9BW
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04147/HPA
Demolition of existing garage, erection of 2 x single storey rear extensions and elevational alterations. Erection of 2 x detached outbuildings to provide garage and gym.
THE GATEHOUSE, SIDCUP BY PASS, SIDCUP, DA14 6LU
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04148/FPA
Alterations to window and door openings, restoration of historic features and roof finishes, addition of PV solar panels to rear roof slope, rear roof extension at first floor level and alterations to external staircase to form a refuse store
30, High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AS
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04149/HPA
Single storey rear extension.
12 RIVER COTTAGES, MAIN ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3HL
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04150/TCA
Large London Plane tree - Reduce back to previous pruning points and thin by 30%.
SILWOOD, 24 WILDERNESS ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EY
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04151/HPA
Loft conversion with alterations to the roofline, a rear dormer incorporating a juliet balcony and three rooflights to front roofslope
29 WEST WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LN
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04153/FPA
Demolition of existing rear extensions and construction of replacement part one/two/three storey extension with rear dormer, including formation of terraces at second and third floor level, with conversion of resultant building at first, second and third floor level to provide 3 no. residential flats (1 no. studio unit, 1 no. 1 bedroom flat and 1 no. 2 bedroom flat. Conversion of ground floor storage space to provide commercial and residential refusal and cycle storage, with internal alterations.
171 HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7DS
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decision Made25/04154/LDC
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into a habitable room and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
53 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LB
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04155/HPA
First Floor rear extension, elevational alterations.
50 PARKFIELD WAY, BROMLEY, BR2 8AF
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04157/HPA
Conversion of garage to habitable space, construction of single storey rear extension, loft conversion including two side roof dormers, two side roof lights.
42 TREGONY ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9XG
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04158/TPO
Large Sycamore tree - Remove and replace with Oak saplings. SUBJECT TO TPO 524 (10.6.1988)
22 HEATH PARK DRIVE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2WQ
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04159/TPO
T1 London Plane on grass verge in front of property - Reduce the height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 2m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood. Raise the lower canopy to 4m from ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 2576 (7.11.2013)
47D THE AVENUE, BECKENHAM, BR3 5EE
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04160/LDC
Loft conversion with rear dormer, roof lights & Juliet balcony LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
117 MARLOW ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 7XW
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04161/HPA
Conversion of the rear section of basement garage to a utility room and construction of single storey rear extension
9 MELODY ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3PG
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04162/HPA
Two storey side extension, conversion of garage to habitable room and elevational alterations.
7 ELLEN CLOSE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2QW
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made22/02392/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/02392/FULL1 Condition 3 - Surface water drainage
121-123 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3RA
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04164/LDC
Garage conversion to garden room (Lawful Development Certificate Existing)
31 CROSS ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8PH
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04165/TPO
T1 Blue Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca_ - Reduce the west, east and south sides of the lower to mid canopy by up to 4m maximum . SUBJECT TO TPO 1808 (9.5.2001)
39 GARDEN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3LU
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04166/ADV
2x Replacement static internally illuminated shopfront fascia signs
275 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PS
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made24/04383/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/04383/FULL1: Condition 5: Stage 1 Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)
1 Grays Farm Cottages, Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, BR5 3JF
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04168/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
20 ABBOTS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3RL
Received 2 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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