13 Merewood Road Bexleyheath Kent DA7 6PF Data via plota.co.uk

25/02147/LDCP - Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of roof space involving alterations to existing roofline, including a hip to gable enlargement, a rear dormer extension, a window to flank roofslope and rooflights to front roofslope. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
21 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
12 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
27 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1494 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 3

Last sold for £526,500 in August 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 August 2024£526,500
21 March 2006£248,000
28 March 2003£196,995

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
Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed
Postcode
DA7 6PF
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
BARNEHURST
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Dec 2025
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Granted
Decision date
12 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 27 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004235 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Bexley's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
296decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14413717
Planning Portal ref
PP-14413717
Statutory expiry
16 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

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