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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 dates33,315Searchable applications
872Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,531 approved or refused records
4,902Refused applications
18,629 approved · 4,902 refused · 684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/05679/NOT
Construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of 7.141m) (Application under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA (enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed development with regards to the impact on adjoining premises, the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, air traffic and defence assets and impact on protected views).
44 SHEPPERTON ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1DN
Received 6 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05680/FPA
Erection of Glass and Mesh structures and external lighting to create enclosures for sports uses plus formation of additional parking.
PARK LANGLEY TENNIS CLUB, 44A WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3AF
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05684/TCA
Previously pollarded Sycamore tree - Remove.
1 RAMA LANE, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE19 2LJ
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05682/FPA
Retention of alterations to internal staircase serving residential accommodation at first and second floor levels approved under ref.23/01659/CUETC3, including internal reconfiguration
97 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, BR6 0LF
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made20/02697/AMD4
Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 23rd December 2020 (planning reference: 20/02697/FULL1) for demolition of 4 pairs of semi-detached two storey houses and one detached bungalow and erection of one part 3/part 4 storey building at 18-28 Homefield Rise comprising 37 x 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with 22 parking spaces (Block A/Phase 1). Erection of one part 3/part 4 storey building at 38-44 Homefield Rise comprising 31 x 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with 20 parking spaces (Block B/Phase 2). Erection of cycle and refuse stores. Associated landscaping and tree planting to allow the following amendment in Phase 2: - Replacement of two first floor side windows (Phase 2)
18 Homefield Rise, Orpington, BR6 0RU
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05685/HPA
Single storey side and rear wraparound extension with addition of pitched roof to front/side.
ASHDOWNE, DOWNE ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6AD
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05686/FPA
Removal of existing boundary wall and vegetation and retention of front boundary wall and piers with proposed fencing above.
96A PLAISTOW LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 3AS
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made21/03695/S73A2
Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission 21/03695/FULL1 for “Erection of three storey rear extensions to the existing buildings at 75 to 81 Station Road to provide 5 flats (4 two bedroom, 1 one bedroom) with associated parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage” in order to vary condition 6 to allow for a 1.8m close board fence - facing Croft Avenue (North) & Service Road (East) and revised visibility sight lines compliance.
75A STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PX
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05688/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/01659/CUETC3: Condition 4 - Parking Permits Condition 5 - Gas Boiler Emissions Condition 6 - Car Club Membership
97 First Floor, High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LF
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05690/TCA
G1 - 3 x Magnolia - Reduce back to previous cut points (approx 1-2m). T1 - Leylandii - Reduce in height by approx 2-3m into shape.
45 HEATHFIELD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6AF
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05691/HPA
Single storey rear extension
21 ST JOHN'S ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1HS
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05693/LDC
Siting of a mobile home for use ancillary to the dwellinghouse at rear - Unit 1 Joyden Farm LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Joyden Farm, Bombers Lane, Westerham, TN16 2JA
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05694/HPA
Single storey rear extension, infill of passage between house and garage and replacement of garage roof (Revision to previously approved application ref: 23/04311/FULL6 to alter windows, doors, addition of rooflights and render finish to front elevation).
SHANGARRY, 1A LAWN CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 3NA
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05695/HPA
Removal of existing front porch, chimney and garage. Erection of two storey side and rear extension and two storey front extension with rooflights and elevational alterations
27 HAYESFORD PARK DRIVE, BROMLEY, BR2 9DA
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05696/HPA
Construction of annex to rear garden ancillary to the main dwelling
34 RANDOLPH ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8PU
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05697/NOT
Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to form 2 no. residential units under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (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).
243-249 BECKENHAM ROAD BR3 4RP
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05698/LDC
Siting of a caravan within the residential curtilage of 34 Randolph Road for use as ancillary accommodation to the main dwellinghouse. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
34 RANDOLPH ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8PU
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Valid25/05699/FPA
Demolition of the existing adult education centre and 18 Church Hill Wood, and the construction of 42 affordable residential units, vehicular access, additional pedestrian connections, car and cycle parking, landscaping, amenity space, refuse stores and other associated works
POVEREST ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, POVEREST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05700/LDC
Single storey rear extension (LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE PROPOSED)
1, Hasell Park Place, Bromley, BR2 8FH
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05701/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory. Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
83 HAWES LANE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0DF
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05702/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50m, for which the maximum height would be 3.80m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
20 SILVER LANE, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0SQ
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05703/TPO
T1 Pine tree in rear garden - Reduce crown by 2.5m and thin branches to reduce weight. SUBJECT TO TPO 3038 (6.11.2025)
34 LONGDON WOOD, KESTON, BR2 6EW
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05704/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension.
19 PELHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4SQ
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision Made25/05705/LDC
Loft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front. CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (PROPOSED)
54 LANGLEY WAY, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0DR
Received 12 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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