Units 7, 8 And 9 Kestrel Court 1 - 3 Kite Close Southmere Thamesmead London SE2 9FB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01448/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Amalgamation of commercial Units 7-9 for use as a gymnasium (Use Class E(d)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Bexley's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF NOISE ASSESSMENT Supporting Document · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form - Public · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Supporting Document · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1646 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 20 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 99 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Postcode
SE2 9FB
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
THAMESMEAD EAST
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
CBRE Planning & Development Team

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Bexley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
91decided 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

No public comments yet.

202 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14877525
Planning Portal ref
PP-14877525
Neighbours
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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