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26/00768/FUL - Detailed Planning Application Refused
Change of use

Proposal

Change of Use for existing HMO (Class Sui Generis) to increase the number of occupants from 8 person to 10 persons. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
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Refused
15 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFULZ Decision · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CASE SHEET Officer Report - Public · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Statement/Assessment · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form - Public · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Designated open space 32 m away; Town centre 57 m away: Welling.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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 3HN
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
EAST WICKHAM
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 44% of changes of use here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
77decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14828058
Neighbours
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
14 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Part one/part two storey side and rear extension.
20/00643/FUL
2020 Approved
Part one/part two storey side and rear extension for the change of use from single dwelli…
20/00644/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
30 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Erection of a part one/part two storey rear extension.
25/00417/FUL
2024
26 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey front extension.
24/01676/FUL
2024
26 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which in total (including previous enlarg…
24/01065/GPDE
2023 Approved
26 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall o…
23/03344/GPDE
2023 Approved
18 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Erection of part one / part two storey rear extension and single storey front porch.
23/03390/FUL
2023 Approved
18 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey detached ou…
23/03374/LDCP
2023 Approved
27 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Single storey front extension, first floor rear extension, alterations to fenstration to…
23/01886/FUL
2023
Old Clinic Apartments 57 William Foster Lane Welling Kent
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to supported living accomodation (Use Cla…
23/02199/FUL
2023 Approved
27 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total (including previous enlar…
23/00773/GPDE
2023
Station Approach Clinic William Foster Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AU
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class E) to a residential institution (Class C2)
23/00347/FUL
2021 Approved
27 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Part one/part two storey rear extension
21/03641/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
72 - 74 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HQ
Change of use from retail storage (class A1) to 2x 1 bed self contained flats (class C3).
21/00628/FUL
2020 Approved
23 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Part first floor rear extension incorporating a new front porch.
20/01166/FUL
2019 Approved
23 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall o…
19/01388/GPDE
2019 Approved
52 Olyffe Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HZ
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall o…
19/00697/GPDE
2019 Refused
23 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall o…
19/00344/GPDE
2018 Approved
Station Approach Clinic William Foster Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AU
Erection of a part two/part three storey building to provide 4 x 2 bed and 1 x 1 bed flat…
18/00852/FUL
2018 Approved
Cabinet Side Of 3 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent
Notice of permitted development for telecommunications apparatus comprising the installat…
18/01346/GPDOT
2017 Approved
29 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall o…
17/02931/GPDE
2017 Refused
72 - 74 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HQ
Change of use of the ground floor from Financial and Professional Services (Use Class A2)…
17/01123/FUL
2017 Refused
Station Approach Clinic William Foster Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AU
Erection of a 3/4 storey building to provide six residential units comprising 5 x 2 bed a…
17/00321/FUL
2016 Approved
1 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Two storey side extension and part one/part two storey rear extension.
16/01630/FUL
2025 Approved
Rear Of 72 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HQ
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use of existing two-storey commercial buildi…
25/00319/PRIOR
2023 Approved
Rear Of 72 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HQ
Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed conversion and change of use of workshop b…
23/01879/PRIORS
2023 Refused
Station Approach Clinic William Foster Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AU
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition…
23/00774/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings