The Local Plan is currently being reviewed to ensure it reflects council priorities and recent planning policy changes. Find out more information about the Local Plan review.
Bromley's Local Plan was adopted as the statutory Development Plan for Bromley on 16 January 2019 and, in conjunction with the London Plan is used to determine planning applications. Upon adoption, the Local Plan replaced the Unitary Development Plan, which was previously part of the statutory Development Plan for Bromley.
Local Plan Maps
The maps can be viewed through the interactive local plan map, this allows you to locate an area of interest or site in a number of ways and then see which designations/allocations apply and provides a direct link to the associated Local Plan Policies.
Please note, the Views of Local Importance listed under Policy 48 Skyline, are not shown on this map but can be seen on an A3 map sheet (PDF - 15.02 MB) neither are the Renewal Areas (Policies 13 to 19), which mapped within the text of the Local Plan (para 2.3.7), in both instances, by their very nature definition of lines and boundaries at a high resolution is considered inappropriate. The application of these of these indicative vistas / areas will be determined by the relevant policies rather than detailed mapping.
The map is also available as PDF files in the form of A3 map sheets.
The map sheets are also available to download.
As the pdfs files are A3, if you don’t have an A3 printer, make sure the page and paper settings in the print menu are adjusted to ‘landscape’ and to ‘fit’ the page, if this is not done, only one corner of page will be printed.
It is important to note that areas which have no designation will be subject to other policies in the plan depending on the type of development or use proposed.
Due to the scale of the A3 maps, the Listed Buildings designations available on the interactive map cannot be shown, but are available through the listed building page.
Specific site designation and allocation maps can also be seen in the appropriate chapters and appendices of the Local Plan document (PDF - 8.11 MB) these relate to; the Biggin Hill Airport areas, Strategic Outer London Development Centre (Biggin Hill Airport), Business Improvement Areas, Crystal Palace SOLDC, Education Sites, Site Allocations, Waste Sites, Local Green Space, Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSIS), Strategic Industrial Locations and Traveller Sites.
In addition to these designations, there may also be changes to the London Plan, government legislation and government guidance during the life of this plan, when such changes take place, the current specific references in the adopted plan are likely to be incorrect, there are links to these documents on the planning policy page.
Other relevant matters
Conservation Areas SSSI’s and Listed buildings (Statutory and Local) are subject to separate and different forms of consultation; consequently they can change during the life of the Local Plan, with amendments or new areas, sites or buildings being identified as suitable for the protection offered by designation.
The council is required to prepare and maintain a Local Development Scheme (LDS) and to publish it on their web site. The LDS sets out a timetable for the preparation of planning policy documents in the borough. The council is also required to publish a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), which explains when and how the public can get involved in planning issues relating to planning applications and the preparation of planning policy documents.
Also relevant to the Local Plan are the annual monitoring reports and five year housing supply.
Statement of Community Involvement consultation draft
The council consulted on a draft Statement of Community Involvement between 1 October and 12 November 2025. The document sets out how the council will engage and consult with the local community and other stakeholders on planning matters and once adopted, it will replace the current SCI adopted in 2016. The council is now considering the consultation feedback.
Statement of Community Involvement 2026
The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out how the council will engage and consult with the local community and other planning matters. The SCI was adopted in February 2026 and reflects changes in policy and legislation and best practice in consultation and engagement. It sets out how stakeholders can be involved in different stages of the planning process.
Statement of Community Involvement 2026 document summary:
- Introduction - explains the purpose of the Statement of Community Involvement.
- Chapter 2 provides the legislative and policy framework for the SCI and consultation and engagement in the planning system.
- Chapter 3 sets out how the council will engage with the local community and other stakeholders during the preparation of its specified planning policy documents. It sets out the potential consultation and engagement methods that could be used when preparing planning policy documents and sets out the opportunities for residents and other stakeholders to be involved in the preparation of Development Plan Documents such as the Local Plan as well as Supplementary Planning Documents, Conservation Area designations, appraisals and management plans and the Community Infrastructure Levy.
- Chapter 4 sets out the advice and assistance the council can provide to those preparing a neighbourhood plan. There is currently no neighbourhood planning activity in Bromley, with no designated neighbourhood areas or forums. However, since the 2016 SCI was produced, there is a new requirement for SCIs to set out their policy for providing advice or assistance to qualifying bodies to facilitate proposals for neighbourhood development plans or development orders.
- Chapter 5 sets out how the council will involve residents and other stakeholders when dealing with planning applications.