Planning permission in Bromley
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Bromley. The rules are stricter in its 47 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Bromley at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 47
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Kent Downs
- Planning decisions
- London Borough of Bromley
How many conservation areas are there in Bromley?
Bromley has 47 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Aldersmead Road, Beckenham
- Alexandra Cottages (Parish Lane), Penge
- Barnmead Road, Beckenham
- Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham
- Beckenham Town Centre
- Belvedere Road, Anerley
- Bickley Park
- Biggin Hill RAF Station
- Bromley, Hayes & Keston Commons
- Bromley Common
- Bromley Town Centre
- Broomhill, Orpington
- Cator Road, Sydenham
- Chancery Lane, Beckenham
- Chelsfield
- Chislehurst
- Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood
- Copers Cope
- Crystal Palace Park
- Cudham Village
- Downe
- Downs Hill, Beckenham
- Durham Avenue, Bromley
- Elm Road, Beckenham
- Farnborough Park
- Farnborough Village
- Garden Road, Bromley
- Hayes Village
- Keston Park, Farnborough
- Keston Village
- Manor Way, Beckenham
- Mavelstone Road, Bickley
- Nash - rural hamlet
- Park Langley, Beckenham
- Penge High Street
- Shortlands
- Shortlands Village
- Southend Road, Beckenham
- St. Mary Cray
- St. Paul's Cray
- Station Square, Petts Wood
- Sundridge Avenue, Bromley
- The Broadoaks Estate, Bromley
- The Chenies, Petts Wood
- The Covert, Petts Wood
- The Priory, Orpington
- The Thrifts, Petts Wood
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Bromley have Article 4 directions?
Bromley hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
Directions listed by Bromley:
- Alexandra Cottages Conservation Area
- Barnmead Road Conservation Area, Beckenham
- Beckenham Place Park, Foxgrove Avenue and Foxgrove Road Area of Special Residential Character
- Beckenham Town Centre
- Beechwood Centre Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Bencewell Business Park Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Bickley Area of Special Residential Character
- Biggin Hill Airport
- Biggin Hill and Darwin Wards
- Biggin Hill Town Centre
- Bromley Common Area of Special Residential Character
- Bromley North Business Improvement Area
- Bromley South Business Improvement Area
- Bromley Town Centre
- Chancery Lane Conservation Area, Beckenham
- Chelsfield Park Area of Special Residential Character
- Chislehurst Road Conservation Area, Petts Wood
- Chislehurst Town Centre
- Cotmandene Crescent, St Paul's Cray neighbourhood centre
- Crayfield Business/Industrial Park Strategic Industrial Location and Office Cluster
- Crescent Way, Green Street Green neighbourhood centre
- Crystal Palace Town Centre
- Elmers End Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Enterprise House Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Farwig Lane Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Franklin Industrial Centre Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Grovelands Road, St Paul's Cray Neighbourhood Centre
- Hastings Road, Bromley Common Neighbourhood Centre
- Hayes Town Centre
- Heathfield Road, Keston Neighbourhood Centre
- Higham Hill Farm Locally Significant Industrial Sites
- High Street, Downe Neighbourhood Centre
- High Street, Farnborough Village Neighbourhood Centre
- High Street, Green Street Green Neighbourhood Centre
- Holmwood Cottages Area of Special Residential Character
- Julian Road & Woodlands Road, (Land r/o 1-39 & 8-18 and 30 respectivly), Orpington
- Keston Fruit Farm, Blackness Road
- Kimberley Business Park Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Klingers Strategic Industrial Location
- Knoll Rise Officer Cluster
- Land at Kemnal Road, Chislehrust
- Land at New Barn Lane, Westerham
- Land at New Year's Lane, Knockholt
- Land at Shire Lane, Downe
- Layhams Farm, Layhams Road, West Wickham
- Layhams Road Sheepbarn Lane, West Wickham
- Locksbottom Town Centre
- London Road Business Improvement Area
- Lower Sydenham Locally Significant Industrial Site
- Main Road, Biggin Hill neighbourhood centre
- Main Road, St Pauls Cray neighbourhood centre
- Marlings Park Estate Area of Special Residential Character
- Masons Hill Office Cluster
- Mottingham Town Centre Leith Hill
- North Copers Cope Road Area of Special Resdiential Character
- Old Hill, Chislehurst neighbourhood centre
- Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom Area of Special Residential Character
- Orpington Town Centre
- Park Langley Area of Special Residential Character
- Penge Town Centre
And 26 more.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Bromley in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Bromley: Kent Downs.
- There is green belt in or bordering Bromley. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Bromley
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Bromley also publishes 415 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.
Bromley doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Bromley publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 73 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Published | 415 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by London Borough of Bromley and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. London Borough of Bromley website.