51A Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor unit from Mixed Use Class F1(a) and Class E to Place of Worship Class F1(f) along with additional door and staircase to ground floor unit and provision of cycle storage at front. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Oct 2026; it is now day 60.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 60, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in Bexley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →
Public comments
86% support · above the UK average of 16%
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15138400
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15138400
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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.
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The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.