Land At Bursted Woods Erith Road Bexleyheath Kent DA7 6HZ Data via plota.co.uk

23/03414/FULM04 - Details pursuant to Planning Condition With Case Officer

Proposal

Application to approve details of conditions 4 (Land Contamination) and 9 (Surface Water) pursuant to application for Redevelopment of site to include the retention, refurbishment and conversion of the former Bexley Maternity Hospital and the erection of new buildings to provide a residential development of 121 new dwellings comprising 21 x 1 bed, 60 x 2 bed, and 32 x 3 bed flats, and 8 x 3 bed dwellinghouses with vehicular access from Erith Road, and associated public realm, landscaping, amenity space, parking, servicing, and refuse/recycling storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
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 1977 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Details pursuant to Planning Condition
Postcode
DA7 6HZ
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
BEXLEYHEATH
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120479
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120479
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
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