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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 dates33,213Searchable applications
872Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,460 approved or refused records
4,892Refused applications
18,568 approved · 4,892 refused · 681 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/05498/TPO
T1 Oak - Crown lift approx. 5m from ground level. SUBJECT TO TPO 2179 (27.9.2006)
59 WHITECROFT WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3AW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05499/HPA
Part one/two storey rear extension and elevational alterations to front and side.
51 Mays Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HS
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05500/HPA
Demolition of garage, removal of chimney and construction of front extension including new front porch, part one/two storey side and rear extensions and elevational alterations.
77 Kingsway, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1PN
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05501/HPA
Removal of shed and construction of two storey side extension, part hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer with Juliet balcony, front and side roof lights, and rooflights on rear dormer.
7 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Valid25/05503/FPA
Demolition of existing house and construction of a 2 storey six bedroom dwelling with basement level and annex accommodation (self build/custom build).
Kinsham Cottage, 5 Pine Glade, Orpington, BR6 8NT
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05504/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 5.32m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.87m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
7 TILLINGBOURNE GREEN, ORPINGTON, BR5 2HR
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05505/FPA
Hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front, and raised chimney height
9A HOWARD ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8HQ
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05506/FPA
Replacement of 3 No. Communal windows from single glazed to double glazed, removal of timber bin store to top of communal stairs, installation of new cast iron security gate and fan with fob intercom system, renewal of timber cladding above bin stores with new Cedral Click.
MARYON COURT, CHIPPERFIELD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2LL
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05507/LDC
Loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer and two new front velux windows LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
40 CREST VIEW DRIVE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1BY
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05508/HPA
Loft conversion with four front rooflights.
7 SEVERUS PLACE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3FU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/00945/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/00945/FULL1: Condition 3 Existing ground levels, proposed slab levels and building heights Condition 4 Surface Water Drainage Condition 5 Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 6 Land Contamination Assessment Condition 7 Demolition/Site Clearance Bat Survey Condition 8 Biodiversity Net Gain Plan Condition 9 External Material Details/Samples Condition 10 Highway Surface Water Drainage Details Condition 11 Landscaping (soft and Hard) Condition 12 Refuse Storage Details Condition 13 Cycle parking Details Condition 14 Biodiversity Enhancements
12 CHRISTY ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, TN16 3DG
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05515/HPA
Single storey rear extension.
52 THE RIDGE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8AG
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05516/HPA
Loft conversion with double part hip to gable and front and rear dormers and increase in roof height. Single storey ground rear extension with new side door, front porch extension, and elevational alterations.
12 HAZELWOOD ROAD, CUDHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05517/LDC
Loft conversion with rear dormer, front rooflights and Summer house to rear garden LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
7 TILLINGBOURNE GREEN, ORPINGTON, BR5 2HR
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made24/01710/AMD1
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 24/01710/FULL6: Garage door replaced with window to match existing building Side door and window infilled New window to side elevation Open plan layout Rooflight configuration Roof porch height increased/columns added
9 PARK AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR1 4EF
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05523/LDC
Single storey side extension with pitched roof. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
5 SHERWOOD WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PB
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made22/00439/S73A
Under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, variation of Condition 2 and Condition 6 of planning permission 22/00439/RECON dated 13.12.2022 (for Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference 22/00439/FULL1 granted for alterations to the building including the installation of doors, windows and roller shutters to the rear and side elevation of Units 1 and 2 as well as external plant, louvres and vents to the roof and the provision of a footpath (Unit 1 and Unit 2), to allow for the retention of amendments including relocation of roller shutter doors, new openings to southwest elevation, new security cameras, amendments to plant acoustics and screening and relocation of proposed landscaping in association with new roller shutter doors location) and external alterations to the buildings and enlargement and relocation of gym from Unit 1 to Unit 2.
UNITS 1 & 2, AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WIRELESS ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3PS
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made23/03492/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference: 23/03492/FULL6 to amend the flank wall adjacent to the new living room is proposed to be extended to the south-southwest and removal of the previously proposed inset fireplace and associated flue.
41 LOVELACE AVENUE, BROMLEY, BR2 8DG
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made22/00394/CON3
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/00394/RECON: Condition 6 – Refuse Storage Details Condition 7 – Cycle Parking Details
182 GODDINGTON LANE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9DH
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision Made25/05525/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony, window to side and rooflights to front. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
89 OAKDENE AVENUE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6DZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05526/HPA
Retention of 1.3m high rendered walls to patio
3 ACACIA CLOSE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LL
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05527/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.25m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.40m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
59 KEVINGTON DRIVE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6RW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05528/LDC
Installation of Air Conditioning Unit to North side wall of house. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
32 MANOR WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3LJ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/01977/S73A
Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/01977/FULL6 (granted for the construction of ground floor rear extension, re-roof and first floor rear and side extension) to allow minor material amendments to raise the flat roof and parapet height of the single storey rear extension by 300mm
TIMBERCROFT, 9 CONEY HILL ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BU
Received 1 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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