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26/01085/LDCP - Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed Refused

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from a Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a Residential Institution (Class C2) for up to 5 children. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
27 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
National infrastructure project 357 m away: Riverside Energy Park
The site is 357 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Cory Decarbonisation Project (decided, 1646 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1367 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £462,500 in October 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

30 October 2015£462,500
25 May 2012£335,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed
Postcode
DA8 1BY
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
ERITH
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse Lawful Devpt Cert/ GPDO apps
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 42% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
91decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14976614
Planning Portal ref
PP-14976614
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bexley
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#5 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

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.