83 Sidcup High Street Sidcup Kent DA14 6DW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01058/FUL - Detailed Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to existing shop frontage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Consultation
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Bexley AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Sidcup
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Conservation area 58 m away: Christ Church; Inside the Bexley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Postcode
DA14 6DW
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
SIDCUP
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission Granted with Conditions
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Agent
Planning Potential
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 30 days slower than Bexley's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 92% of commercial premises here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
88decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14962666
Neighbours
21 Aug 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bexley
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#5 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bexley is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #17 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) 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. View full council performance
Bexley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #106 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #69 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #17 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #17 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
90 decided
1,324
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.