2 Mayplace Road West Bexleyheath Kent DA7 4JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02060/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer

Proposal

Change of Use of first and second floor Commercial Offices (Class (g)(i)) to Residential Units (Class C3) including new rooflights/balconies and alterations to fenestrations and the formation of new residential access, cycle and bin stores at ground floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Nov 2026
✓
Validated
5 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Dec 2026, from Bexley's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 6

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: Bexleyheath
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 1

Last sold for £900,000 in March 2014. Other property, freehold.

4 March 2014£900,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Postcode
DA7 4JB
Received
4 Nov 2026
Validated
5 Nov 2026
Ward
BEXLEYHEATH
Target decision
31 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Bexley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
107decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15346861
Planning Portal ref
PP-15346861
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.