49 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01123/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (House of Multiple Occupation - Sui Generis) for up to 10 people. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 63. The consultation period closed on 11 Aug 2026.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICAITON FORM PUBLIC Application Form - Public · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PRE APP LETTER Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Local nature reserve 266 m away: Oxleas Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 259 m away: Oxleas Woodlands SSSI; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 49 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
SE9 2RL
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
FALCONWOOD & WELLING
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Bexley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14986872
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Erection of a part one / part two storey side / rear extension following demolition of ex…
23/01131/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
First floor side extension and part 1/ part 2 storey rear extension, alterations to the r…
22/02264/FUL
2022 Approved
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total (including previous enlar…
22/02296/GPDE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
19A Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Erection of part one/part two storey side extension.
24/02356/FUL
2024
The Falcon Public House Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RN
Provision of 1 internally illuminated double sided free standing post sign, 1 set of indi…
24/01673/ADV
2023 Approved
39 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alteration to rear fenestration.
23/02555/FUL
2023 Approved
39 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Erection of a single storey front/side and rear extension following demolition of existin…
23/00668/FUL
2023 Approved
39 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to the roofline incorporating a…
23/00670/LDCP
2021 Approved
15 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Retention of a single storey rear extension.
21/03502/FUL
2021 Approved
13A Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Retention of a single storey rear extension.
21/03373/FUL
2023 Refused
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total (including previous enlar…
23/00143/GPDE
2022 Refused
19A Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Erection of a two storey side extension.
22/03059/FUL
2022 Approved
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total (including previous enlar…
22/02017/GPDE
2022 Refused
19A Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Double storey side extension
22/01721/FUL
2022 Approved
39 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of part one/part two side and rear/front exten…
22/00640/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Braywood Road London SE9 2RH
Alterations to the roofline incorporating extension over garage, rear dormer and 3 roofli…
21/03510/FUL
2021 Approved
29 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Single storey rear extension
21/00931/FUL
2021 Approved
3 Braywood Road London SE9 2RH
Single storey rear extension.
21/00954/FUL
2021 Approved
3 Braywood Road London SE9 2RH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to the roof line incorporating…
21/00953/LDCP
2021 Refused
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total extension (including prev…
21/01193/GPDE
2021 Withdrawn
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total extension (including prev…
21/00687/GPDE
2020 Approved
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
Part one part two storey front, side and rear extension and formation of rooms in roofspa…
20/03315/FUL
2020 Refused
34 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RJ
Part one part two storey front, side and rear extension and formation of rooms in roofspa…
20/02051/FUL
2017 Approved
6 Braywood Road London SE9 2RH
First floor side and rear extension
17/00300/FUL
2016 Approved
17B Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Single storey rear extension and alterations to convert the retail unit on the ground flo…
16/01084/FUL
2016 Approved
31 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
First floor side extension and a single storey rear extension, currently under constructi…
16/00918/FUL
2016 Approved
41 Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RL
Single storey side extension.
16/00802/FUL
2016 Approved
The Falcon Public House Lingfield Crescent London SE9 2RN
Installation of 2 internally illuminated post signs, 1 externally illuminated area of sig…
16/00806/ADV
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