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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 dates34,297Searchable applications
892Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 24,290 approved or refused records
5,040Refused applications
19,250 approved · 5,040 refused · 709 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2019 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/03463/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/03463/FPA: Condition 3 - Construction Logistic Plan
CROFTON ROMAN VILLA, CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8AF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01178/HPA
Part one/two storey side/rear extension and loft conversion with roof alterations, rear dormer and front rooflights and elevational alterations.
156 FELSTEAD ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9AF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01179/TCA
Silver Birch - Section fell to as close to ground level as practicable.
36 DURHAM AVENUE, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY, BR2 0QB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision Made21/03120/CON4
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 21/03120/RECON: Condition 7 - Resident's parking permits Condition 8 - Management of the car park for allocation
Y BUILDINGS, BROMLEY CIVIC CENTRE, STOCKWELL CLOSE, BROMLEY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01181/HPA
Demolition of existing garage/shed and construction of single storey side extension with elevational alterations
13 KYNASTON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5AN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01182/LDC
Installation of a gazebo in the rear garden of the property and a side garden gate to improve access to the rear garden, rear garden patio with raised steps. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
9 RINGWOOD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 7SY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01183/LDC
Proposed Single Storey Rear Side Infill Extension with flat roof and 3no. rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
21 STODART ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8ET
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01185/FPA
Elevation alterations to ground floor apartment 34B Addison Road and removal of existing rooflight.
34 ADDISON ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 9RR
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made25/05726/AMD
Non-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 25/05726/HPA: Revision of external materials.
7 DARTMOUTH ROAD, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7NF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01187/HPA
Demolish existing lean to at side and existing porch, and replace with single storey side extension and front porch.
120 WINDSOR DRIVE, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HF
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01188/HPA
Demolition of existing garage and rear extension with construction of single storey side/rear wrap around extension.
18 MELROSE CRESCENT, ORPINGTON, BR6 9NT
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01189/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of a residential development comprising 1no (minimum) and 9no (maximum) dwellings under Part 2A of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.
LAKESVIEW, FARNBOROUGH COMMON, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BU
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01191/HPA
Installation of solar panels to the rear roof slope and on the flat roof to the rear
86 WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM, BR3 3AF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01192/LDC
Part use of room in dwellinghouse as private chauffeur company operator LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
5 LOXWOOD CLOSE, ORPINGTON, BR5 4PQ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made24/00787/S73A1
Minor Material Amendment under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to Planning permission ref:24/00787/FULL to vary Condition 4 to allow the use of the first floor of the building for either storage, a use within Class B8 or Pilates, Yoga and Meditation classes, a use within Use Class E(d) Indoor sport, recreation or fitness.
414 UPPER ELMERS END ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3HG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made23/02315/S73A
Application under Section 73 to vary conditions 2 and 3 of permission reference 23/02315/FULL6 (granted for 23/02315/FULL6 Single storey side and rear extensions, works to the roof including new slates, ridge tiles, new and replacement rooflights. New boundary walls with metal railings to front and side. New fencing with trellis to side and rear) to allow minor material amendments to the development comprising change of materials of approved raised parapet, amendments to rooflights, installation of solar PV tiles.
68 BARNMEAD ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 1JE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01195/NOT
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.25m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
14 EDGEHILL ROAD, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6LB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01196/HPA
Conversion of existing window on first floor north-east elevation to full height opening for terrace and green roof with obscure glazed balustrade.
1 BORKWOOD PARK, ORPINGTON, BR6 9LD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made23/00884/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00884/FULL1: Condition 4 - Surface Water Drainage
SWANLEY SERVICE STATION, SWANLEY BYPASS, SWANLEY, SIDCUP, DA14 5JA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made24/03610/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/03610/FULL1: Condition 7 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 9 - Highway drainage
ECON HOUSE, OLD MAIDSTONE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 5BA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01201/LDC
Demolition of a conservatory and detached garage and erection of single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
5 BROOKSIDE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0AW
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01202/LDC
Hip to gable loft conversion with front rooflights, side window and rear dormer. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
48 Wood Lodge Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9NA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Valid21/03622/AMD4
Non-Material Amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with planning permission reference 21/03622/RECON to amend Condition 2
BURNT ASH HEIGHTS, PIKE CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 5BN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision Made26/01204/HPA
Demolition of existing utility building. Removal of existing roof. Extensions to form entrance and utility room at ground floor and two bedrooms and bathroom at first floor within a new roof.
3 Robins Grove, West Wickham, BR4 9DH
Received 26 Mar 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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