244 Northumberland Avenue Welling Kent DA16 2QG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01263/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension and raised platform and steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Aug 2026

As of 26 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 342 m away: Oxleas Wood; SSSI 339 m away: Oxleas Woodlands SSSI; 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
DA16 2QG
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
FALCONWOOD & WELLING
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Trevor Fairman

Decision outlook

Day 75, past the statutory target. 96% of extensions in Bexley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Aug 2026.

Day 7519 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
700decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15043917
Neighbours
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Jul 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