57 Highland Road Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7LY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of part one/part two storey rear extension, front porch extension, conversion of roof space including rear dormer extension and rooflights to front roof slope to provide additional residential unit. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bexley Planning Committee on 3 Sept 2026.
Approved by 7 votes to 2
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the design, homes, amenity, highways and waste arrangements were acceptable overall.
- Seven households objected over overdevelopment, design, parking, privacy, living conditions and construction impacts.
- The committee voted 7/2 to approve the application in accordance with the officer recommendation, as amended by the Addendum.
Source: Plota analysis of Bexley's committee minutes of 3 Sept 2026.
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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
- DA6 7LY
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- BEXLEYHEATH
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Permission Granted with Conditions
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 105 days from validation, 49 days slower than Bexley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14967418
- Neighbours
- 10 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 10 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Committee
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: 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.
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