Lesnes Abbey Lodge New Road London SE2 0AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00614/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer

Proposal

Installation of raised beds, seating area with stone benches and information board Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 09:15

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Application progress

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Received

27 Mar 2026

✓

Validated

5 May 2026

✓

Consultation

25 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 28 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Oct 2026; it is now day 157.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Document · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Supporting Document · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form - Public · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 12

Metropolitan Open Land

Green belt level protection inside London.

The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Scheduled monument 1 m away: Lesnes Abbey

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

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 ↗

Local nature reserve 72 m away: Lesnes Abbey Woods

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 148 m away: Abbey Wood SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1680 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area12 m² (129 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)

UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways

HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, 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: Detailed Planning Application
Postcode: SE2 0AX
Received: 27 Mar 2026
Validated: 5 May 2026
Ward: BELVEDERE
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 157, past the statutory target. 96% of extensions 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 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 1578 days to the predicted decision (day 165)

86%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

855decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-13649687
Planning Portal ref: PP-13649687
Consultation: 25 Sept 2026
Comments by: 16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved

Provision of 4 x non-illuminated fascia signs

21/00769/ADV 5 May 2021

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

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.