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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 dates32,746Searchable applications
856Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,106 approved or refused records
4,827Refused applications
18,279 approved · 4,827 refused · 666 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Apr 2020 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04799/TPO
T3 Oak - Crown lift to provide 4m clearance from ground level, removing epicormic growth and one singular branch growing over neighbouring property. T4 Corsican Pine - Deadwood and hanging branch removal only. SUBJECT TO TPO 67 (6.8.1971)
6 INGLEWOOD COPSE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2BB
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04800/HPA
Single storey rear extension
WAYS END, WILDERNESS ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EZ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04801/LDC
Continued use of existing ground floor hobby room created from former garage and continued use of lobby created from enclosing former porch LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
10 LUNAR CLOSE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3DY
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04802/HPA
Conversion of garage to habitable room and elevational alterations.
53 LEAVES GREEN ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6DE
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04803/FPA
Construction of two storey residential dwelling house on land to rear of No. 68 Southborough Road including refuse and cycle storage, hard and soft landscaping, front boundary wall with gates and associated works
68 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EN
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04804/LDC
Construction of front porch, single storey side and single storey rear extensions. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
23 LEESONS WAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2QB
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04805/TPO
Pine – Section fell to ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 1348 (7.2.1997)
THE MANOR HOUSE, 53A SCOTTS LANE, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0LT
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04806/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory. First floor side extension. Part one/two storey rear extensions
14A Ravensbury Road, Orpington, BR5 2NP
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04810/TPO
T1 Veteran Oak at the front of the property, close to the road and footpath (approx 16m in height x 22m crown spread) - Reduce by approximately 25%, mostly the lateral branches, to bring back into shape. No more than 3m to be removed from any one branch. Thin the inner crown by 15% (mostly epicormic re-growth) and remove significant dead wood at the crown. SUBJECT TO TPO 162 (17.11.1982)
111 SOUTH HILL ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0RW
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04808/FPA
Conversion of the existing premises into two units, one of which would remain as a fish and chip shop and the second unit occupied for Class E use.
110 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RH
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04809/TPO
Lime (T1 & T2) - Both trees are approximately 16m in height. There is no reduction of height proposed. Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. Crown lift to 5.2m above public highway. Remove any dead branches. SUBJECT TO TPO 839 (23.7.1993)
CLARENDON HOUSE, ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8BA
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04812/FPA
Conversion of upper floor ancillary office space into three self-contained flats, including a two storey rear extension along with associated alterations.
88 HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1EY
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made20/00325/AMD6
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in connection to planning reference 20/00325/OUT, dated 27.06.2024. Amendments to Condition 2 (approved drawings) and Condition 18 (approved junction/access drawings) to amend the wording and approved details of accesses to allow re-positioning the accesses by 10.7m at Rockhills and between 0.2m and 0.8m at Sydenham Villas
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, THICKET ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8DT
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04814/HPA
Proposed single storey rear extension with pitched gable roof with roof windows.
29 THE AVENUE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0DX
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04815/TPO
T1 Common Beech - Reduce spread by 6m and height by 3m. SUBJECT TO TPO 2760 (22.12.2021)
36 CAMDEN PARK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5HG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04817/FPA
Erection of stable for private/personal use.
65 JAIL LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3SE
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04818/HPA
Single storey rear extension with 2x solar panels and patio.
193 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JZ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04819/HPA
Elevational alterations to front, side and rear, conversion of garage and formation of access ramp
13 HARROW GARDENS, ORPINGTON, BR6 9WD
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/00313/AMD
Amendment to planning permission ref 25/00313/FULL6: Relocation and replacement of rear double doors to bi-fold doors. Removal of side access door and removal of first floor central rear window, inclusion of render and removal of roof windows.
48 HILLCREST ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3TY
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04821/FPA
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of detached single storey 2 bedroom dwelling with new vehicular access and associated parking and amenity area
70 NORTHLANDS AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9LZ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04822/LDC
Loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliet balconies and front roof lights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
163 TUBBENDEN LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9PS
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04823/HPA
Single storey rear extension, addition of front entrance skylight and elevational alterations.
19 Frankswood Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BW
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04824/HPA
Elevational alterations to front and side elevations of main dwelling including application of render, painted window frames and amended materials, along with alterations to doors and railings associated with the accommodation above recently constructed front garage projection.
THE ROBINS, 4A WOODLANDS ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2AE
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made78/02579/S73A
Removal of Condition (xi)- of planning permission reference 19/78/2579 dated 15th September 1978 (erection of a three-storey block comprising supermarket, storeroom and offices, with car parking at rear, two-storey block comprising 6 flats and “pop-in” parlour for elderly persons) to remove the residential accommodation shall only be occupied by persons of an age commensurate with the receipt of a Retirement Pension
85, High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AG
Received 15 Oct 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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