51 Cleve Road Sidcup Kent DA14 4RS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4) for a maximum of five people involving the erection a single storey side and rear extension and parking, refuse and cycle storage to the front. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bexley Planning Committee on 3 Sept 2026.
Approved by 10 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable in design, occupation, amenity, highways, security and waste terms.
- Twenty-four objections were received, raising concerns including parking, character, noise, waste, overdevelopment and loss of family housing.
- The committee voted 10–0 to approve the application in line with the officer recommendation, as amended by the addendum.
Source: Plota analysis of Bexley's committee minutes of 3 Sept 2026.
Documents 25
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 19
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 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 2
Last sold for £340,000 in November 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 278 days from validation, 222 days slower than Bexley's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →
Public comments
97% object · above the UK average of 74%
32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14563460
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14563460
- Neighbours
- 22 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 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%).
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
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: 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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