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25/01413/GPDOT - GPDO Telecomm Act PD consultation Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the proposed upgrade of a telecommunications base station comprising the removal and replacement of 6 no antennas, addition of 1 no dish together with ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
22 Jul 2025
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Appeal dismissed
2 Mar 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE SHEET Officer Report - Public · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION LETTER Decision · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CONSULTATION PLAN Supporting Document · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF NOTIFICATION LETTER Supporting Document · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DECLARATION LETTER Supporting Document · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF GENERAL BACKGROUND Supporting Document · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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: Crayford
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
National infrastructure project 1169 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 24 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 23 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2015, 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
GPDO Telecomm Act PD consultation
Postcode
DA1 4JD
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
3 Jul 2025
Ward
CRAYFORD
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Jul 2025
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
22 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001563 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 22 days faster than Bexley's median of 41 for prior approvals. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
191decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
Our ref: CS_13674329
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024
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2024
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022
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2021 Approved
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2021 Refused
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Retention of single storey rear extension with new security gates and alterations to prov…
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2019 Approved
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Provision of front porch with disabled access ramp and steps.
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2019 Refused
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Retention of 2m high V Mesh security boundary fencing and gates.
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Provision of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projec…
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2017 Refused
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2016 Refused
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.