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26/01185/FUL - Detailed Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 1 (Opening Hours) to extend opening hours of planning permission Ref: for the 'Proposal under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 regarding the use of the premises as a wine bar/cafe (Class A3) approved under planning permission dated 11.2.1994 to allow amended hours of opening Sunday-Thursday 10.00 am to 11.30 pm, Friday - Saturday 10.00 am to 1.00 am, following day Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and Sundays prior to Public Holiday Monday 10.00 am to 1.00am, following day New Years Eve 10.00 am to 10.00 am following day. (REFER TO APPEAL DECISION ON AMENDED OPENING HOURS)'. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Old Bexley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Bexley Village
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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
7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bexley built-up area; Green belt 63 m away: London.
Not affected
No scheduled monument 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
DA5 1LA
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
ST MARYS & ST JAMES
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission Granted with Conditions
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15017925
Neighbours
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jul 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