Planning decisions in Bromley
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bromley approved 80% of 12,174 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 82% approved (2,721 decided, ~61 days)
- Rear extension : 83% approved (2,019 decided, ~59 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (1,169 decided, ~63 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 82% approved (1,145 decided, ~63 days)
- Demolition : 78% approved (919 decided, ~65 days)
- Side extension : 78% approved (719 decided, ~65 days)
- Tree work : 84% approved (615 decided, ~63 days)
- Two-storey extension : 70% approved (436 decided, ~72 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 76% approved (414 decided, ~63 days)
- Porch : 81% approved (375 decided, ~64 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 86% approved (311 decided, ~58 days)
- Garage conversion : 87% approved (210 decided, ~62 days)
- Change of use : 55% approved (185 decided, ~89 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 68% approved (159 decided, ~82 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 77% approved (132 decided, ~63 days)
- Windows & doors : 85% approved (117 decided, ~70 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 77% approved (103 decided, ~107 days)
- Solar / renewables : 77% approved (97 decided, ~85 days)
- Basement : 76% approved (74 decided, ~118 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 82% approved (71 decided, ~119 days)
- New dwelling : 64% approved (66 decided, ~123 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 58% approved (48 decided, ~56 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 60% approved (35 decided, ~96 days)
- Annexe : 62% approved (34 decided, ~87 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Bromley, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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