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Bromley.

Bromley is a London borough with an approval rate of 79% across 15,834 substantive planning decisions spanning 25 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London25 wards566 appeals99% delegatedSave
Bromley · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Bromley's policy playbook[3]

What Bromley actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Lawful
Full / major
Conditions
Data from publicly available Bromley planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
11
67%
Full / major planning
Active
11
82%
Householder
Active
7
67%
Householder
Active
7
67%
Householder
Active
6
75%
Full / major planning
Active
3
33%
Householder
Active
11
67%
Full / major planning
Active
11
82%
Householder
Active
7
67%
Householder
Show all 6 rows
Active
7
67%
Householder
Active
6
75%
Full / major planning
Active
3
33%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Bromley officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Hayes & Coney Hall
Conservative
Active
344
subscribers
Petts Wood & Knoll
Conservative
Active
218
subscribers
Farnborough and Crofton
Conservative
Active
188
subscribers
Kelsey and Eden Park
Conservative
Active
180
subscribers
Conservative
to 2022-04
145
subscribers
West Wickham
Conservative
Active
116
subscribers
Petts Wood & Knoll
Conservative
Active
116
subscribers
Bickley & Sundridge
Reform UK
Active
112
subscribers
Hayes & Coney Hall
Conservative
Active
344
subscribers
Petts Wood & Knoll
Conservative
Active
218
subscribers
Farnborough and Crofton
Conservative
Active
188
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Kelsey and Eden Park
Conservative
Active
180
subscribers
Conservative
to 2022-04
145
subscribers
West Wickham
Conservative
Active
116
subscribers
Petts Wood & Knoll
Conservative
Active
116
subscribers
Bickley & Sundridge
Reform UK
Active
112
subscribers

Councillors on Bromley's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
767
85%
15.3%
715
83%
17.4%
663
82%
18.0%
346
82%
18.2%
748
82%
18.4%
678
81%
19.2%
1,006
81%
19.4%
629
80%
19.5%
1,070
80%
20.0%
1,232
80%
20.0%
442
79%
20.6%
1,280
79%
21.2%
560
75%
25.1%
272
75%
25.1%
450
73%
26.9%
6
67%
33.3%
451
54%
46.2%
3
50%
50.0%
6
40%
60.0%
767
85%
15.3%
Show all 25 rows
715
83%
17.4%
663
82%
18.0%
346
82%
18.2%
748
82%
18.4%
678
81%
19.2%
1,006
81%
19.4%
629
80%
19.5%
1,070
80%
20.0%
1,232
80%
20.0%
442
79%
20.6%
1,280
79%
21.2%
560
75%
25.1%
272
75%
25.1%
450
73%
26.9%
6
67%
33.3%
451
54%
46.2%
3
50%
50.0%
6
40%
60.0%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Ideaplan
55
87%
2. Robinson Escott Planning
55
71%
3. Crofton Design Services Ltd.
40
75%
4. NL Jones Planning
36
61%
5. Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
33
68%
6. Plan It UK
30
86%
7. Resi
29
83%
8. McCarron Architects
27
85%
1. Ideaplan
55
87%
2. Robinson Escott Planning
55
71%
3. Crofton Design Services Ltd.
40
75%
Show all 8 rows
4. NL Jones Planning
36
61%
5. Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
33
68%
6. Plan It UK
30
86%
7. Resi
29
83%
8. McCarron Architects
27
85%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughBromley
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals566
Appeals allowed164 (29%)
Conditions / approval3.74
Local plan

The adopted Bromley Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Bromley planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Bromley’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Bromley grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (1,437 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.