14 Hatherley Road Sidcup Kent DA14 4BG Data via plota.co.uk

25/01574/FUL - Detailed Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from Offices (Class E(g)) to Residential (Class C3) including alterations to existing roofline incorporating two rear dormer extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2025
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Validated
31 Jul 2025
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Consultation
16 Sept 2025
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Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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
Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 99 m away: Sidcup.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Postcode
DA14 4BG
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
SIDCUP
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2025
Decision
Permission Granted with Conditions
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Bexley's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
1,158decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14178006
Planning Portal ref
PP-14178006
Neighbours
16 Sept 2025
Consultation
16 Sept 2025
Comments by
23 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2025
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

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: 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.