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London Borough of Bexley planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Bexley decided more than 2,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Bexley’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for London Borough of Bexley

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Bexley’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 2,200
Share refusedof those approved or refused 10%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 4%of more than 560 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 190
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 28%about one in four
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held more than 150plan adopted 2023

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Bexley’s planning applications.

  • “The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (‘the Framework’) and relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposed development on…”

    Dismissed, 2026

  • “The main issues are 1) whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, 2) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, 3) the effect of the proposed…”

    Dismissed, 2023

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.