Bowling Pavilion Danson Park Danson Road Bexleyheath Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00968/FUL - Detailed Planning Application With Case Officer

Proposal

Erection of metal storage container. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Sept 2026; it is now day 74.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 8

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Registered park or garden: Danson Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 255 m away: Danson Park Bog Garden
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
Inside the Bexley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Bexley
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Postcode
DA6 8HL
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
FALCONWOOD & WELLING
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 74, past the statutory target. 96% of commercial and major works in Bexley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7418 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bexley in the last twelve months, from validation. Bexley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14931334
Planning Portal ref
PP-14931334
Neighbours
9 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 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