23 Orchard Road Belvedere Kent DA17 5BP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a Residential Institution (Class C2) for up to 3 children. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £360,000 in August 2014. Detached 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 October 2014, 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 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 42% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15138208
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15138208
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 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.
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.
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