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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17,853 approved · 4,702 refused · 643 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04170/TPO
T1 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 10m height, 12m canopy spread). T2 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 7m height, 9m canopy spread). T3 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 15m height, 12m canopy spread). T4 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 8m height, 6m canopy spread) T5 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 10m height, 9m canopy spread). T6 Oak - Remove dead wood & pollard tree by 3m back to previous pruning points. (End result being 9m height, 8m canopy spread). SUBJECT TO TPO 2848 (31.1.2023)
63 CUMBERLAND ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0PL
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04171/TCA
T1 Mature Beech tree - Fell. T2 Sycamore - Remove one limb on western side of the canopy. Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. T3 Sycamore - Fell.
SHORTLANDS GOLF CLUB, MEADOW ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 0DX
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04172/LDC
Flat roof replacements to front and rear LAWFUL DEVLEOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
61 ALLINGTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8AZ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04173/TCA
T1 Conifer - Fell as close to ground level as possible. T2 Willow tree - Fell as close to ground level as possible. T3 Cherry tree - Fell as close to ground level as possible.
FLAT 3, MAYFIELD LODGE, 28 BRACKLEY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1RQ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04175/HPA
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey side/rear and part front extension, proposed rear roof juliet balcony to be added to dormer and elevational alterations.
42 MANOR WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1NW
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04176/TCA
T1 & T2 x2 Conifers - Fell to ground level. T3 Dying Cherry Tree - Fell. T4 x1 Dead Tree - Fell.
HOLLYDENE, BECKENHAM LANE, BROMLEY, BR2 0DH
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04178/TPO
Beech to the front of the property - Fell to approximately 3.6m just above lowest branch failure. SUBJECT TO TPO 3026 (29.8.2025)
Street Record The Glebe Chislehurst
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04179/LDC
Single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
18 FARWIG LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 3RB
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04180/FPA
Single storey side/rear infill extension, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 20 FARWIG LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 3RB
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04183/LDC
Single storey rear extension (where prior approval was not required under ref 25/03650/NOT) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
34 LEAVES GREEN ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6DF
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04182/NOT
Installation of 20m high Hutchinson Engineering Orion Streetpole on new T9 roof foundation, accommodating 9no. antennas, 2. dishes and 2no. equipment cabinets at ground level, with ancillary development thereto (56 DAY CONSULTATION BY Virgin Media 02 REGARDING THE NEED FOR APPROVAL OF SITING AND APPEARANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS)
LAND FRONTING 2 TO 8 CHURCH HILL WOOD, POVEREST ROAD, ORPINGTON
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04186/NOT
Construction of upward extension to provide two additional storey of residential flats; comprising a total of 6x flats, with associated access, parking, refuse and cycle storage. (APPLICATION UNDER SCHEDULE 2, PART 20, CLASS AA: NEW DWELLINGHOUSES ON DETACHED BUILDINGS IN COMMERCIAL OR MIXED USE: OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED) TO DETERMINE IF PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WITH REGARDS TO TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS IMPACTS, AIR TRAFFIC AND DEFENCE ASSETS IMPACTS, CONTAMINATION RISKS, FLOODING RISK, EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING, PROVISION OF ADEQUATE NATURAL LIGHT TO PROPOSED HABITABLE ROOMS, IMPACT ON EXISTING AND NEIGHBOURING RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES INCLUDING OVERLOOKING, PRIVACY AND LOSS OF LIGHT, IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL NOISE ON PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, IMPACT ON THE CARRYING OUT OF TRADE, BUSINESS OR OTHER LAND USE IN THE AREA AND SITING OF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON PROTECTED VIEWS).
229-231 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0JU
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04187/FPA
Retention of safety nets to south of padel courts.
BROMLEY CRICKET CLUB, PLAISTOW LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 3AS
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04188/FPA
Third floor extension to provide 2 one bedroom flats with communal roof garden and associated works including alterations to shopfront, refuse storage and cycle parking.
165-167 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0LW
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04189/HPA
Single storey front and rear extensions with off-street parking space in front garden
51 MOORFIELD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0HG
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04190/TCA
T1 Beech - Crown thin by removing selected branches in the upper canopy to reduce current density by up to 20%. T2 Mixed Hedgerow (neighbouring mixed hedge of yew and lawson cypress) - Trim back as far as green will allow - a little more for Yew.
2 EASTMEAD CLOSE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2JG
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04191/TPO
T1 Blue Atlantic Cedar - Selective sympathetic crown reduction to good growth points - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2m (no canopy lift). SUBJECT TO TPO 2343A (3.12.2009)
1 EASTMEAD CLOSE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2JG
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made12/02516/S73A1
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of Condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission 12/02516/FULL2 (granted for the Change of use from A1 to D1 (Veterinary Surgery)) in order to allow an extension of opening hours to 07:30hrs to 18:30hrs Monday to Friday, and the removal of Condition 4 restricting the number of veterinary staff.
59 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BQ
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04193/FPA
Proposed solar photovoltaic panel installation to 2 x southern roof slopes
BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH, COLLEGE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3NS
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made24/02020/S73A
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of conditions 2 and 9 of planning permission 24/02020/FULL1 (granted for first floor side / rear extensions with two storey rear extension and single storey infill extension, and alterations to roof, new patio with steps to rear and elevational alterations, to facilitate conversion from two units to one single residential dwelling) to allow for enlargement of two storey rear, alterations to the roof design, fenestration design, replacement of door with window to the front elevation, internal alterations to include relocation of the stair.
WALSINGHAM TYE, MANOR PARK, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5QE
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04195/LDC
Single storey rear Orangery extension. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
63 YESTER ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5HN
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04196/TPO
T1 Oak tree in rear garden - Reduce by 4-5m. T2 Oak tree in rear garden - Reduce by 4-5m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2622 (11.2.2016)
5 MARKE CLOSE, KESTON, BR2 6EX
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04197/HPA
Garage conversion to habitable room, construction of single storey rear extension, front porch extension and elevational alterations.
53 HOMEMEAD ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR2 8AX
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decision Made25/04198/HPA
Reposition of garage single storey rear/side extension.
2 MOUCHOTTE CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3ES
Received 4 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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