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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates33,282Searchable applications
872Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,509 approved or refused records
4,899Refused applications
18,610 approved · 4,899 refused · 684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/05649/HPA
Part one/two storey rear extension (revision to approved planning application reference 25/03261/HPA with the first floor extension increased toward the rear of the building by 1.9m)
77 Ridgeway Crescent, Orpington, BR6 9QW
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05650/FPA
Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage/outbuilding and construction of replacement two storey dwelling with accommodation at roof level, along with detached outbuilding, construction of pool building with plant and provision of in-ground swimming pool. Associated car parking, refuse storage and hard and soft landscaping including alterations to driveway and formation of additional vehicular access.
13 LONGDON WOOD, KESTON, BR2 6EN
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05651/HPA
Proposed single storey outbuilding to be used as garage and gym
195 EDEN PARK AVENUE, BECKENHAM, BR3 3JW
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05652/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, side roof window and two front roof lights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
171 THE AVENUE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0EG
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/01024/S73A
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in order to vary condition 3 (approved materials) and allow for rendering of the property.
5 GREYS PARK CLOSE, KESTON, BR2 6BD
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05654/HPA
Construction of detached garage to front garden
14 RAVENSWOOD CRESCENT, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0JJ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05655/FPA
Demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of replacement self-build detached dwelling with associated parking, private garden and landscaping.
THE RETREAT, BERRYS GREEN ROAD, BERRYS GREEN, WESTERHAM, TN16 3AJ
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made21/01577/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/01577/RESPA: Condition1 : Bicycle Parking Condition 2: Sound Insulation Condition 3: Car Club (DUPLICATE OF 21/01577/CON)
8-12 BROMLEY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5JE
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05657/HPA
Proposed rear single storey timber garden room.
9 JULIAN ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HT
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made23/00178/S73A
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for the variation of conditions 2, 5, 15, 18, 19, 37, 38, 41, 47, 49 and 52 of application granted under ref. 23/00178/FULL1 (as amended by 23/00178/AMD) for the ‘Phased development including demolition of existing buildings and erection of four blocks to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 230 dwellings, up to 2,714sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity space and play space, cycle parking, refuse storage and plant space in four buildings. Provision of public realm and new pocket park at ground floor with associated landscaping improvements. Provision of commercial car parking spaces and blue badge spaces for the residential accommodation’ to enable the change to building heights and massing, reduction in the number of units to 228, change in dwelling mix and tenure (now 100% Social Rented Units), omission of Block F, reduction in commercial floorspace to 1064sqm, reduction in standard car parking spaces to 19, revisions to landscaping, internal layout changes and elevational alterations.
BLENHEIM SHOPPING CENTRE, HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8RW
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05659/HPA
Proposed single storey rear infill extension and elevational alterations
105 MASONS HILL, BROMLEY, BR2 9HT
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Valid25/05660/TCA
T1 & T3 x2 Oak trees on right hand boundary with 10 Oakleigh Park Avenue - Dismantle to as close to ground level as possible. T2 Sycamore tree - Dismantle to as close to ground level as possible.
6 ISLEHURST CLOSE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5QU
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05662/TPO
Oak tree on boundary line between Barfield and Dormers - Remove as close to ground level as possible. SUBJECT TO TPO 3047 (9.12.2025)
THE DORMERS, HOLWOOD PARK AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NQ
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05664/FPA
Retention of Amazon ‘Click and Collect’ Locker
BOUNDARY GARAGE, 85-87 SEVENOAKS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9JW
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05665/HPA
Removal of garage. Single storey rear extension and part one/two storey side extension, elevational alterations including three front and rear roof lights.
14 Aycliffe Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2LX
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made23/03700/S73A
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow variation of Condition 3 pursuant to permission ref. DC/23/03700/FULL6 (granted for the ‘Construction of a first-floor side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights’) to allow for alterations to the roof/dormer tile materials.
121 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8JA
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/03472/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03472/FPA: Condition 3 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 4 - External materials Condition 5 - Refuse and recycling storage Condition 6 - Cycle parking
244A HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1PQ
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05668/FPA
Change of Use of existing building to 4 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), retention of ground floor flank window and alterations to front elevation.
17 LANGDON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9JS
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05670/LDC
Internal alterations and use of existing warden’s flat (Flat 31a) as ancillary staff offices with kitchen and bathroom (LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE – PROPOSED).
31A SARJEANT COURT, BENCURTIS PARK, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9QE
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05671/ADV
1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign, 1 x internally illuminated ATM surround, 3 x non-illuminated adverts
6 MARKET SQUARE, BROMLEY, BR1 1NA
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05672/FPA
Retention of alterations to the building of Units 3 and 4 including installation of louvres, roller shutter door, canopies over doors, external lighting, erection of accessible ramps and refurbishment of adjacent external pathways, and installation of security cameras. (Revised drawings and description).
Units 3 and 4, Airport Industrial Estate, Wireless Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3PS
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05673/HPA
Partial demolition of existing garage, and construction of single storey side extensions, front porch, new enlarged roof over extended dwelling including increase in ridge height and elevational alterations.
85 LEAVES GREEN ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6DG
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05676/HPA
Demolition of existing detached garage, construction of a storey rear extension and single storey side garage extension.
42 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7HQ
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/03847/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission ref: 25/03847/HPA Condition 5: Tree Protection Plan
2 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5HG
Received 10 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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