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How long planning decisions take in Bromley

59 days.

In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Bromley took 59 days from submission to decision — 3 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 3,090 decisions where the council published both dates.

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59 days
Median decision 3 days beyond the eight week target
44%
Within eight weeks 84% within thirteen
113 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Bromley compares

Year to December 2026

Bromley takes longer than the country as a whole: 2 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 44%.

The average here is 74 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 113 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 1,347 44%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 1,249 40%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 494 16%

By type of application

Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions

The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.

  1. Outline 38 decided 30 days
  2. Prior approval 121 decided 42 days
  3. Trees 584 decided 48 days
  4. Lawful development 370 decided 57 days
  5. Householder 1,105 decided 59 days
  6. Amendments 168 decided 60 days
  7. Conditions 255 decided 61 days
  8. Advertising 61 decided 73 days
  9. Heritage and listed buildings 18 decided 75 days
  10. Full applications 367 decided 90 days

How these types compare nationally

What Bromley decides

Year to December 2026

Bromley issued 3,090 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 78% were approvals: 2,146 granted against 611 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.

Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.

Common questions

How long does a planning decision take in Bromley?

The median planning application decided by Bromley in the year to December 2026 took 59 days from submission to decision, 3 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 3,090 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.

Does Bromley meet the eight week target?

44% of the 3,090 decisions Bromley made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 84% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 113 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Bromley faster or slower than average?

Bromley is slower than average: its median of 59 days is 2 days above the national median of 57 days.

What proportion of applications does Bromley approve?

78% of the clear-cut outcomes Bromley issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 2,146 granted against 611 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Bromley planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 59 days from application to decision (3 days beyond the eight week target), across 3,090 decisions with both dates published. 44% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 84% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 113 days. 78% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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