Bromley Local Information
Practical local information for Bromley: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Bromley Roadworks This Week: Hayes Road and Perry Street
Hayes Road stays shut to 7 October, six weeks in all; Perry Street, Chislehurst, is closed with five bus routes diverted; no Bromley North trains on 10 October.
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Bromley House Prices 2026: The £525,000 Average Explained
The average Bromley home sold for £525,000 in May 2026 (Land Registry). Prices by type, the priciest corners, and how the borough dodged the London dip.
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Bromley Train Times to London: Victoria in 18 Minutes
Victoria in 18 minutes, up to eight trains an hour, and the last train home at 00:01. Zone 5 fares, contactless caps and the Thameslink route into the City.
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Bromley Planning News: Final Local Plan Draft & 4x Targets
Bromley's final draft Local Plan is due this summer before a December 2026 submission, as Government maths says the borough needs nearly four times more homes.
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Bromley Bin Collection Days: Which Box Goes Out This Week
Black box and sacks one week, green box the next, food caddy every week. Out by 7am. Garden waste £80 a year, bulky from £43, and the bank holiday shift.
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Parking in Bromley: Car Parks, Tariffs and Permit Zones
Council tariffs for every car park in Bromley, Beckenham, Chislehurst and Penge, plus the 35-plus permit zones, Blue Badge rules and what The Glades charges.
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Bromley Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,427 to £4,280
Every Bromley band for 2026/27, from £1,426.69 at Band A to £4,280.08 at Band H. Band D is £2,140.04, and £510.51 of that is the Mayor's precept.
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Bromley Planning Applications: Search, Comment, Object
Bromley has no planning portal, it has a Public Register at planningaccess.bromley.gov.uk. Which system to use, how to search it, the 21-day window and the £639 fee.
Bins
Bromley Christmas Bin Collections: A Day Late Into January
Bromley moved every bin day from Christmas Day to 9 January last year by one day. The 2026 dates follow in December; last year's table and tree drop-offs.
Schools
Bromley School Term Dates 2026/27: Christmas From 18 Dec
Bromley schools break up for Christmas on Friday 18 December 2026 and return on 4 January. Every half term for 2026/27, plus where big schools differ.
Trains
Bromley Christmas Trains: No Victoria Service Last Year
Last Christmas, Bromley South lost its Victoria trains from 27 to 31 Dec and the last train on Christmas Eve left at 21.27. 2026 plans are due in November.
Recycling
Bromley Tip Opening Times: Churchfields Open 7 Days, Book
Churchfields Road tip in Beckenham opens daily, from 7am on weekdays, but needs a booking and shuts 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan. Waldo Road reopens mid-November.