Belvedere Industrial Estate Fishers Way Belvedere Kent
Pending
26/00923/FULM
Description
Change of Use from Industrial Storage and Distribution (Class Sui Generis) to Waste Recycling Facility (Class Sui Generis) including the provision of a building, site office/welfare cabins, weighbridges, weighbridge cabin and covered storage bays.
Bexley
Planning Authority Score
8.5/10
Excellent
#10 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Bexley is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #17 out of 282. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Bexley decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #123 of 282
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 282
88%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #17 of 282
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #22 of 282
70%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
90 decided
1,314
Total decisions
138 refused in 2025