86 Latham Road Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00043/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Larger House of Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) for up to 8 occupants (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Consultation
22 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 236. The consultation period closed on 12 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
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
DA6 7NQ
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
BEXLEYHEATH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Josh Chambers

Decision outlook

Day 236, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Bexley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 236180 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
77decided in the last year

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

Public comments

26comments received
24 objecting2 neutral

92% object · above the UK average of 75%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14609985
Neighbours
22 Jan 2026
Consultation
22 Jan 2026
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Mar 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