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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 dates32,781Searchable applications
855Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,133 approved or refused records
4,833Refused applications
18,300 approved · 4,833 refused · 668 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/04856/TCA
H1 Yew on rear left hand boundary - Reduce to finished height of 1.2m from ground level. H2 Holly on rear boundary adjacent to H1 - Reduce to finished height of 1.2m from ground level. T1 Purple leaf plum on rear right hand boundary - Reduce in height and radial spread by no more than 2m to vicinity of previous reduction points. H3 Blue Lawson cypress on rear right hand boundary - Trim as tight as possible to rounded shape.
17 POYNTELL CRESCENT, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6PJ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04857/TCA
T1 Holly tree - 2.5m reduction from 5m to 2.5m. T2 Beech tree - Fell.
3 DENBRIDGE ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2AG
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04858/TCA
T1 Lawson cypress (dead) on rear left hand boundary - Fell to as close to ground level as possible. G1 Group is Lawson cypress on rear left hand boundary - Crown raise to finished height of adjacent trellis. T2 Leylandii on front left hand boundary - Fell to as close to ground level as possible. T3 Elder on rear left hand boundary - Fell to as close to ground level as possible. G2 Group of 3 Lime (neighbours) closest to road on front left hand boundary - Crown raise via the removal of epicormic grown to finished height of 6m from ground level.
OAK COTTAGE, 9 DENBRIDGE ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR1 2AG
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04859/TCA
H1 Leylandii and Thuja on rear left hand boundary - Trim top and clients side only. H2 Mixed species hedging on rear right hand boundary from gate to Oak on rear right hand boundary - Trim top, front face by gate and clients side as hard as practicable (neighbour is aware and grants access to be able to carry out works). T1 Plane on front boundary - Climb to commit aerial inspection. Remove branch overhanging driveway that appears to have Massaria infection.
BIRCHES, WILDERNESS ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5EZ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04860/FPA
Demolition of garage, construction of single-storey side/rear extension, and conversion of existing office and extension into a self-contained flat including elevational alterations.
111 WORLDS END LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 6AW
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04861/HPA
Alterations to windows and doors.
16 WOODBASTWICK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 5LQ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04862/TCA
T1 Dawn Redwood - Reduce height by 3m and cut lateral branches by 1-1.5m. T2 Silver Birch - Reduce by 1-1.5m all over. T3 Large Ash - Reduce crown by 2-3m. T4 Multi-stemmed Conifer - Remove.
6 ONSLOW CRESCENT, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RW
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04864/FPA
Application to operate car boot/sales events at Crystal Palace coach park on Wednesdays only between 7am-1pm (continuation of application ref: 22/02326/FULL1)
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, Anerley, London, SE19 2GA
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04865/HPA
Garage conversion to habitable space and elevational alterations.
11 PENN GARDENS, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RY
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04866/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and chimney removal (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
145 CLOONMORE AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9LN
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04867/ADJ
Construction of first floor side extension, hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer and Juliet balcony, additional window to loft level, installation of 5 rooflights and solar panels to roof slopes, installation of air conditioning unit to rear extension roof with associated works. (CONSULTATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH)
Royal Borough Of Greenwich, 105 Brownspring Drive, Eltham, London, SE9 3JZ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04868/HPA
Garage conversion to habitable space, demolition of existing side conservatory, construction of single storey side extension and elevational alterations.
OAKLEAF, 15 TREDWELL CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR2 9RH
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04869/HPA
Part one/two storey rear and side extensions, rear decking, front porch, raise of roof height and elevational alterations.
1D CLEAVE AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7HB
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04870/ADJ
Demolition of existing garages and construction of 2, two storey plus roof space dwelling houses, together with 1.2 high front boundary fences, cycles stores and all associated works at the site between 15 & 17 Aldersgrove Grove SE9. (CONSULTATION BY LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM)
Land & Garages At, Aldersgrove Avenue, London, SE9
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04872/HPA
Removal of chimney, conversion of garage to habitable space, single storey rear extension and first floor side extension, elevational alterations including render to walls and replacement windows. Removal of existing shed and extension of outbuilding to side.
GEORGEWOOD, CHELSFIELD LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7RP
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04873/HPA
Loft conversion comprising rear dormer with rooflights to front.
13 PENN GARDENS, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5RY
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made19/04766/AMD
Non-material amendment to Planning ref: 19/04766/FULL1 and Appeal ref: APP/G5180/W/20/3252270 in order to amend the original description of development to ‘Partial demolition and refurbishment of the existing dwelling, together with demolition of outbuildings and the erection one additional dwelling to create a semi-detached pair of family dwelling houses.
SCHOOL HOUSE, AVEBURY ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9SA
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04875/LDC
Garage conversion to habitable room.
Brayville, Tower Road, Orpington, BR6 0SQ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made24/02484/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/02484/FULL1 Condition 7 Refuse Storage Condition 8 Cycle Parking
29 FOREST DRIVE, KESTON, BR2 6EE
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04880/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.1m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
38 ADELAIDE ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6BB
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made21/05937/S73A
Minor Material Amendment under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to Planning permission ref: 21/05937/FULL6 (granted for Two storey front extension to include double garage and two storey and single storey side extensions with dormer window to front and rear and elevational alterations) to vary Condition 2 to allow for a reduction in width of the garage, reduction in height of two storey side extension, inclusion of a side dormer, addition of rear rooflight and inclusion of decorative tile hanging detail
4 LUBBOCK ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5JJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04882/HPA
Loft conversion with rear dormer.
81 ERICKSON GARDENS, BROMLEY, BR2 9FZ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04883/LDC
Removal of front boundary wall, construction of dropped kerb/vehicle crossover and hard-surface to allow this to be used as a driveway for car parking. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
10 Fairmead, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JU
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decision Made25/04884/HPA
Conversion of garage to habitable space including alterations to garage roof, and single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
17 SOUTHCROFT ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9QG
Received 17 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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