Planning application
Wilkinson House Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of the building from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to provide eight self-contained residential units (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00334/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00334/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval Determination
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- GPDO Part 3 Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- WEST HEATH
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DA7 5RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bexley register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01461/FUL Awaiting decision
Wilkinson House Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RS
External alterations to existing building, including alterations to fenestrations, landscape improvement works and associated parking and refuse storage.
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26/01056/LDCP Granted
Wilkinson House Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RS
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from Offices to carry out any operational or administrative functions (Class E(g)(i)) to Creche, day nursery or day centre (not including a residential use) (Class E(f)).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Bexley
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: GPDO Part 3 Prior Approval Granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bexley granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Wilkinson House Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RS
91% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct
External alterations to existing building, including alterations to fenestrations, landscape improvement works and associated parking and refuse storage.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
Wilkinson House Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RS
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from Offices to carry out any operational or administrative functions (Class E(g)(i)) to Creche, day nursery or day centre (not including a residential use) (Class E(f)).
Granted Lawful development 9 docs -
56 Lessness Avenue Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5SJ
First floor front extension and alterations to roofline incorporating a rear dormer extension to provide additional nursery accommodation. Increase of seven children resulting in a total of 38 children in attendance.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 17 docs -
12 Powys Close Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5RP
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to roofline incorporating hip to gable, rear dormer and three rooflights in the front roofslope to provide rooms in the roofspace.
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs -
9 Lessness Avenue Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5SH
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for continued use as Studio Dwellinghouse (Class C3).
Refused Lawful development 6 docsDomestic -
6 Lessness Avenue Bexleyheath Kent DA7 5SJ
91% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep
Erection of a detached single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
Decided Full applications 7 docsSmall domestic
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In Bexley
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26/01736/GPDE Awaiting decision
8 Haven Close Sidcup Kent DA14 5DY
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00 metres.
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26/01127/PRIOR Granted
Heron Works 23 Heron Hill Belvedere Kent DA17 5ER
Prior Approval Notification for a Change of use from Commercial Class E(a) to Residential Dwelling Class (C3) to create 10 self-contained residential units along with cycle/refuse storage and associated parking.
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26/01317/GPDE Granted
143 Longmead Drive Sidcup Kent DA14 4NY
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 4.00 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50 metres.
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26/01232/PRIORD Granted
21 Eversley Avenue Bexleyheath Kent DA7 6RD
Prior notification of proposed demolition of an outbuilding to the rear of the property.
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26/01231/GPDE Granted
31 Kingswood Avenue Belvedere Kent DA17 5HN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 2.95 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95 metres.