Planning decisions in Bromley
As of 23 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bromley approved 79% of 12,789 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 : 81% approved (2,779 decided, ~61 days)
- Rear extension : 83% approved (2,051 decided, ~59 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (1,189 decided, ~63 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 82% approved (1,187 decided, ~63 days)
- Demolition : 78% approved (953 decided, ~65 days)
- Side extension : 78% approved (739 decided, ~64 days)
- Tree work : 84% approved (617 decided, ~63 days)
- Two-storey extension : 70% approved (447 decided, ~72 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 76% approved (430 decided, ~62 days)
- Porch : 81% approved (387 decided, ~63 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 77% approved (333 decided, ~70 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 86% approved (312 decided, ~58 days)
- Garage conversion : 87% approved (213 decided, ~61 days)
- Change of use : 55% approved (196 decided, ~90 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 66% approved (182 decided, ~85 days)
- Windows & doors : 84% approved (129 decided, ~69 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 63% approved (110 decided, ~110 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 77% approved (103 decided, ~107 days)
- Solar / renewables : 77% approved (100 decided, ~85 days)
- Basement : 76% approved (83 decided, ~116 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 79% approved (73 decided, ~105 days)
- New dwelling : 65% approved (72 decided, ~128 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 59% approved (49 decided, ~56 days)
- Annexe : 64% approved (36 decided, ~87 days)
- Swimming pool : 79% approved (19 decided, ~66 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.