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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 dates33,368Searchable applications
872Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,573 approved or refused records
4,907Refused applications
18,666 approved · 4,907 refused · 687 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2020 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/05817/FPA
Retention of a single storey detached outbuilding for use as a Personal Training studio.
2 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1BG
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05818/HPA
Proposed single-storey rear extension with rear canopy and front porch extension
1 BERRYFIELD CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 2WF
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05819/HPA
Single storey side/rear extension, roof alterations to enlarge roofspace with addition of front and rear dormers, heat pump, solar panels and elevational alterations with landscaping to rear garden to include raised patio. Demolition of existing garage and construction of detached double garage to rear garden.
223 CROFTON LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0BL
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05820/HPA
Demolition of garage/side and rear extensions. Construction of single storey open front porch, two storey side and part single part two storey rear extension. Roof alterations to include increase in ridge height, loft conversion with rear dormer. Addition of 12 x solar panels to dormer flat roof. Elevational alterations to include fenestration and rendering changes.
3 GREYS PARK CLOSE, KESTON, BR2 6BD
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05821/LDC
Ground floor rear extension, loft conversion with rooflights to front and rear dormer with Juliet balcony. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
17 ARROL ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4NX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/04657/S73A
Minor material amendment under S73 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of planning permission 25/04657/HPA for first floor side/rear dormer extension, roof alterations to existing side dormer and single storey rear extension and elevational alterations to vary condition 2 (approved plans) to remove and re-build existing side/rear dormer.
13 Greenwood Close, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5 1QG
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05823/TPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - Re-pollard. SUBJECT TO TPO 1582 (15.4.1999)
246 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DA
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05824/HPA
Single storey side extension, extension to porch and new front steps, elevational alterations.
73 SILVERDALE ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2LU
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05825/HPA
Demolition of conservatory and internal chimney and construction of single storey front extension with porch, single storey rear extension with decking, side boundary fences, new rear garden steps and first floor rear infill extension and outbuilding to rear garden and removal of tree.
45 MADEIRA AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR1 4AR
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05826/NOT
Notification for prior approval for the proposed change of use of commercial building (Use Class E) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) 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).
DOWNE COURT FARM, LUXTED ROAD, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05828/TCA
Holm Oak - Reduce height by approx. 1m. Trim remaining crown to create a neat and rounded form. Laburnum - Reduce stem hanging over neighbour's garden back to point of origin, establishing a new leader that resides in clients boundary.
145 LOWER CAMDEN, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5JD
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05829/HPA
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and side extension, construction of single storey side/rear extension.
341 COURT ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9BZ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/03770/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03770/FPA Condition 3: Surface Water Drainage
Sydenham Lawn Tennis Club, Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, London SE26 6ET
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05831/TCA
T1 Self-seeded Sycamore tree at front of drive - Section fell. T3 Conifer tree at front - Section fell. T4 Fig tree at rear - Section fell. G1 Multiple Holly trees - Section fell.
THE SMALL HOUSE, WILLOW GROVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5BS
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made20/00781/CON18
Submission of details pursuant to the re-discharge of (Condition 22 - Post-Completion Verification Report Certificate) of planning permission dated 29th March 2021, planning reference 20/00781/FULL1 (Appeal Ref: APP/G5180/W/20/3257010).
FOOTZIE SOCIAL CLUB, STATION APPROACH, LOWER SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 5BQ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05835/HPA
Single storey rear extension with light lantern
MONTAGU, KESTON AVENUE, KESTON, BR2 6BH
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05836/LDC
Construction of single storey rear conservatory and ancillary outbuilding to rear garden LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
THE SARRIDGES, GRAYS ROAD, WESTERHAM, TN16 2JD
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05837/HPA
Loft Conversion with set back rear dormer and rooflights in front roof slope
43 MALMAINS WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 6SB
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Valid22/04417/S73A3
Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 22/04417/FULL1 dated 18th Oct 2023, subsequent minor material amendments under planning reference 22/04417/RECON, 22/04417/RECON1, 22/04417/RECON2 and 22/04417/AMD to provide 2 additional care beds including internal and external alternations.
306-310 COURT ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9DA
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05839/HPA
Single storey side extension and new rear raised patio formation with balustrade.
36 DALESIDE, ORPINGTON, BR6 6EQ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decision Made22/03628/S73A
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of planning permission 22/03628/RECON (originally granted under ref: 22/03628/FULL1 for Demolition of existing detached bungalow and erection of replacement two storey detached dwelling with subterranean basement and accommodation within roof space and attached garage and raised terrace to rear), to allow for alterations to include alterations to the courtyard and stair access, alteration to and addition of windows and doors, removal of dormers to south elevation of main dwelling and east elevation of garage, removal and alteration to position of rooflights and internal alterations.
2 JULIAN ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HU
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/03657/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03657/FPA: Condition 4 - Details of Materials Condition 5 - Details of storage of refuse and recyclable materials Condition 6 - Construction and Environmental management plan
THE ORCHARD, ROOKERY ROAD, DOWNE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JQ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05842/LDC
Loft conversion with hip to barn end and rear dormer and front velux roof lights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
18 WOODLAND WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9LL
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05843/HPA
Demolition of existing rear garden outbuilding and construction of single storey rear garden outbuilding.
8 GRASMERE AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8HD
Received 23 Dec 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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