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Planning application documents: what to read first
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 dates33,656Searchable applications
872Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 23,807 approved or refused records
4,947Refused applications
18,860 approved · 4,947 refused · 694 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made26/00396/HPA
Part retention of new front and side boundary wall and gate
1 BEECHWOOD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7EX
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00398/FPA
Change of use of existing assembly hall building (Use Class F.2) to a building for learning and non residential institutions (Use Class F.1 (a) to (g) inclusive).
SCOUT HUT, COURT FARM ROAD, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00400/HPA
Single storey front extension incorporating porch alterations, garage conversion, and pitched roof. Part one/two storey rear extension with rear roof alterations from flat to pitched and elevational alterations including addition of rooflight to rear.
7 ROSE DALE, ORPINGTON, BR6 8LD
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00401/HPA
Proposed part one/part two side and single storey rear extension with patio area and raised steps. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony and three front rooflights.
152 HOMESDALE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9LH
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00402/ADV
Display of 1 x digital LCD screen (static internally illuminated) to double sided Street Hub unit (associated with 26/00372/FPA)
LAND OUTSIDE UNIT 1B TO 3 COLMAN HOUSE, HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00403/ADV
Display of 2 x digital LCD screen (internally illuminated) to double sided Street Hub unit (associated with 26/00374/FPA)
LAND OUTSIDE 5 TO 7 CRANLEY PARADE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00404/HPA
Demolition of existing rear extension and side chimney. Ground floor rear extension, first floor side extension and elevational alterations
10 BOURNE VALE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00405/HPA
Single storey side extension.
27 ALEXANDRA ROAD, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3NZ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00406/HPA
Two storey rear extension with first floor balcony with screening and gable detail, replacement of existing rear conservatory with single storey rear extension including a double-pitched roof and rear gable end. Roof alterations to include raising the ridge height and revised roofline design, canopy porch and elevational alterations to include replacement windows.
10 The Woodlands, Orpington, BR6 6HL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00407/TCA
Horse Chestnut located in a prominent position on an open area of grassland at the top of Chislehurst High Street close to the junction with Ashfield Lane - Fell.
LAND OPPOSITE 7, HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00408/FPA
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a detached two storey dwelling. Amendment to permission ref: 23/02903/FULL1 to allow for retention of alterations to the approved scheme, including to set the rear extension at ground floor level (rather than subterranean), elevational alterations to include omission of proposed chimney, alterations to windows and external materials.
28 HOLBROOK LANE, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6PF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Valid25/03745/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03745/FPA: Condition 9 - Landscape Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)
WEST WICKHAM LEISURE CENTRE, STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PY
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00410/ADV
Display of 1 x digital LCD screen (static internally illuminated) to double sided Street Hub unit (associated with 26/00373/FPA)
LAND OUTSIDE 165 TO 169, HIGH STREET, BECKENHAM
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00411/FPA
Proposed single storey rear extension together with rear boundary fence alterations.
GROUND FLOOR FLAT (REAR), 14 LANSDOWNE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3LZ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Valid26/00412/FPA
Construction of a community sports centre comprising 4 no. tennis courts (enclosed), 7 no. padel courts and 3 no. pickleball courts, a building providing changing rooms, fitness rooms, mental and physical well-being facilities, medical consulting/treatment rooms, café, car and cycle parking, BNG enhancement area and other landscaping, and new access from South Eden Park Road (additional and amended documents and drawings received).
SPORTS PAVILION, CRESWELL DRIVE, BECKENHAM
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00414/FPA
Single storey storage container in car park
ST JOHNS CHURCH, PARK ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3HJ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00413/LDC
Erection of an extension to the Gerald Moore Gallery building to provide additional educational floorspace, together with the provision of an area of hardstanding, elevational alterations and rooflights to existing building. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
ELTHAM COLLEGE, GROVE PARK ROAD, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4QF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00416/FPA
Erection of detached two storey 2 bedroom dwelling with associated car parking, cycle storage and refuse storage
LAND ADJACENT TO 9, CROWHURST WAY, ORPINGTON
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00417/FPA
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
LAND OUTSIDE 60, HIGH STREET, WEST WICKHAM
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00418/HPA
Construction of single storey outbuilding/Office to bottom of garden.
9 Highfield Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2JN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00421/TCA
1. Beech - Crown raise by removing lowest 4 branches back to point of origin. Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area. 2. Yew - Crown reduce the height and spread by up to 1.5m. 3. Pine - Remove lowest 2 branches to point of origin. 4. Arbutus - Trim top an all sides to create a neater more compact crown. 5. Yew - Crown reduce the height and spread by up to 1.5m. 6. Yew - Crown reduce the height and spread by up to 2m.
WALDEN, KEMNAL ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6LY
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00422/ADV
Display of 2 x digital LCD screen (internally illuminated) to double sided Street Hub unit (associated with 26/00378/FPA)
LAND OUTSIDE 135, HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00423/FPA
Erection of a part one/ two-storey self-contained 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3) with green roof and solar panels; associated landscaping, refuse and cycle storage amenities.
LAND ADJACENT WALSINGHAM LODGE WOODLANDS ROAD, BICKLEY PARK ROAD, BICKLEY, BROMLEY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision Made26/00424/FPA
Replacement of two existing timber windows at Flat 3, 16 Wickham Road with new uPVC windows with similar appearance, proportions and configuration.
FLAT 3, 16 WICKHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5JT
Received 4 Feb 2026
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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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