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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 dates35,282Searchable applications
905Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 25,112 approved or refused records
5,181Refused applications
19,931 approved · 5,181 refused · 730 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2019 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Valid26/04189/HPA
Single storey front/side/rear extension with Juliet balcony, addition of rooflights and garage conversion with elevational alterations
2 ALMA ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4PT
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/01616/CON
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/01616/FPA: Condition 4 - Drainage
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE, CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, LEDRINGTON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE19 2BS
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/01616/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/01616/FPA: Condition 6 - Cycle Storage Condition 7 - Refuse Storage
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE, CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, LEDRINGTON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE19 2BS
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/00675/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 26/00675/FPA: Condition 4 - Lighting Strategy Condition 5 - Site Levels
CASTLECOMBE YOUTH CENTRE, CASTLECOMBE ROAD SE9 4AT
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04195/HPA
Single storey side extension incorporating garage conversion
58 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BROMLEY, BR2 8QJ
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid23/00178/CON9
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00178/S73A: Condition 8 - Construction Logistics Plan
BLENHEIM SHOPPING CENTRE, HIGH STREET, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8RW
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04197/LDC
Use of property as a 6-bedroom 6 person HMO (Use Class C4) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
15 GILROY WAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4JD
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04198/TPO
x3 oak trees around pond - Raise canopies by approximately 5m. SUBJECT TO TPO BB & OUDC 1.
1 THE COURTYARD, HOLWOOD ESTATE, WESTERHAM ROAD, KESTON, BR2 6HZ
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04200/LDC
Demolition of existing detached garage. Construction of single storey side with integral garage and rear extensions LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
9 KEITH PARK CRESCENT, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3ER
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04201/FPA
Reduction of car parking spaces to facilitate installation of electric vehicle charging points – comprising of chargepoint upstands, supporting electrical equipment, including a substation, cabinet infrastructure and electrical cabling.
CAR PARK, SIMPSONS ROAD, SHORTLANDS, BROMLEY
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04202/LDC
Conversion of loft with rear dormer and front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
39 ALLEN ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4NU
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04207/FPA
Loft conversion including rear L shape roof dormer and three front roof lights.
16 SIDNEY ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4QA
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid23/00848/CON15
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00848/S73A1: Condition - 14(ii) - Secure by Design measures Condition - 22 - Electric vehicle charging points
ALDI FOODSTORE LTD, FARNBOROUGH WAY, ORPINGTON, BR6 7GE
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04211/HPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and rear bathroom, construction of single-storey side/front extension together with alterations to the existing driveway, front and side boundary treatments, fencing, access gate and associated landscaping works.
37 FRAMLINGHAM CRESCENT, MOTTINGHAM, LONDON, SE9 4AE
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid25/00843/AMD
Non-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 25/00843/FULL6 to allow for changes to rear elevation to include alteration of roof eaves and addition of a glass window in the gable end above the rear doors. Alteration to side elevation to include the addition of a door and changes to the steps down to the rear of the property.
5 NEWSTEAD AVENUE, ORPINGTON, BR6 9RJ
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04216/FPA
Installation of new entrance door to front/High Street elevation (for residential access), conversion of shop's existing first floor ancillary Class E space into two self-contained flats and two storey (plus mansard over part) rear extension to provide relocated ancillary Class E space for shop at first floor level and self-contained maisonette over second/third floor levels and
27-29 HIGH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1LG
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04217/LDC
Demolition of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
117 HILLCREST ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4SA
Received 28 Oct 2026 - Valid24/00053/CON2
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 24/00053/FULL1: Condition 5 - Surface Water Drainage
BON POINT, SEVENOAKS ROAD, PRATTS BOTTOM, ORPINGTON, BR6 7SE
Received 29 May 2026 - Valid26/04222/HPA
Single storey side extension and new sliding vehicle access gate and alterations to boundary wall and elevational alterations
2 WILLOUGHBY LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 3FS
Received 29 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04223/HPA
Loft conversion incorporating rear dormer and rooflights to front roof slope and increase in ridge height
169 CLOCK HOUSE ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4JZ
Received 29 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04226/HPA
The proposed development comprises the installation of approximately 15 photovoltaic panels on the rear roof plane of an existing building.
29 GARDEN ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 3LU
Received 29 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04227/LDC
Erection of outbuilding to rear garden for use as gym/office and store. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
34 SEVENOAKS WAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 3AF
Received 29 Oct 2026 - Valid26/04228/HPA
Demolition of existing shed and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extension, front porch and hip to gable loft conversion with front rooflights, rear dormer with Juliet balcony and elevational alterations.
40 BLACKBROOK LANE, BICKLEY, BROMLEY, BR2 8AY
Received 29 Oct 2026 - Valid22/03824/CON1
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 22/03824/FULL1: Condition 3 - Construction and Environmental Management Plan
15 MADELINE ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8AY
Received 29 Oct 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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