Planning application
Upper Ruxley Cottages Maidstone Road Sidcup Kent
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the use of an outhouse at 1 Upper Ruxley Cottages, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5AP as a self-contained residential dwelling, continuously occupied since 1 December 2019.
As published by the council, reference 25/01828/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01828/LDCE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate- Existing
- Status
- With Case Officer
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- ST MARYS & ST JAMES
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Bexley
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8 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bexley took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bexley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bexley decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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1 Upper Ruxley Cottages Maidstone Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5AP
91% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug
Erection of a two-storey attached dwelling, together with associated parking, access, landscaping and amenity space incorporating the erection of a two-storey rear extension and single storey front porch to the existing dwelling.
Awaiting decision Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
5 Upper Ruxley Cottages Maidstone Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5AP
Two storey side extension.
Refused Full applications Extension 4 docs -
Wayside Maidstone Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5AP
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SWANLEY SERVICE STATION, SWANLEY BYPASS, SWANLEY, SIDCUP, DA14 5JA
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00884/FULL1: Condition 8 - Scheme to light the access drive/parking areas
Decided Conditions 8 docs -
SWANLEY SERVICE STATION, SWANLEY BYPASS, SWANLEY, SIDCUP, DA14 5JA
Non-material amendments under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to development granted planning permission under reference 23/00884/FULL1 (Removal of existing LPG compound and 3x parking spaces. Installation of 6x electric vehicle charging bays and associated infrastructure including substation, equipment compound and canopies) to allow alterations to the layout of equipment and hardstanding and elevational alterations.
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
SWANLEY SERVICE STATION, SWANLEY BYPASS, SWANLEY, SIDCUP, DA14 5JA
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/00884/FULL1 Condition 3(i) - Tree Protection Condition 4 - Surface Water Drainage Condition 7(i) - Landscaping
Decided Conditions Trees 7 docs
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