Ward · London Borough of Bromley
Darwin.
Darwin sees an approval rate of 54% — 25 points below the Bromley average across 451 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 46.2%.[1]
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Darwin · Bromley
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451
Applications 2020–26
Decided applications
54%
Approval rate
25pp below borough avg (79%)
46.2%
Refusal rate
3rd highest of 25
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Bromley planning records and committee minutes, 2020–26.
Ward overview
Darwin recorded 451 substantive planning decisions over 2020–26, approving 54% of them — 25 percentage points below the Bromley borough average of 79%. Its refusal rate of 46.2% is 3rd highest of 25.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Bromley planning register and published decision notices, 2020–26. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.