Planning application
26/00626/GPDOT
Mecca Bingo - (Now Freedom Centre) 38 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HF
Proposal
Notice of permitted development for Removal and installation of 3.no antenna, internal upgrading of cabin room or/ and cabinet(s), development ancillary reworks and steelworks thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/00626/GPDOT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Bexley
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted Development
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00044/FUL Granted
13 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AA
Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide a self-contained residential unit.
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26/00664/FUL Granted
Rostherne Springfield Road Welling Kent DA16 1QN
Conversion of roof space including rear dormer extension and rooflights to front roof slope.
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26/00663/FUL Granted
Hollybank Springfield Road Welling Kent DA16 1QN
Conversion of roof space involving alterations to existing roofline, including a dormer extension at rear rooflights to front roofslope.
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18/01399/ADV Granted
8A Bellegrove Road Welling Kent DA16 3PR
Provision of one internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting box sign.
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18/01398/FUL Granted
8A Bellegrove Road Welling Kent DA16 3PR
Change of use from retail (Class A1) to mixed use cafe/restaurant and retail (Class A1 and A3)
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26/00768/FUL Refused
3 Burnell Avenue Welling Kent DA16 3HN
Change of Use for existing HMO (Class Sui Generis) to increase the number of occupants from 8 person to 10 persons.
Other telecoms applications
In Bexley
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26/01296/GPDOT Granted
Telecommunications Base Station Old Road Dartford Bexley Greater London DA1 4DR
Prior approval for the removal 4 no. antenna and replacement of 2 no. antenna and ancillary radio equipment at existing site and ancillary development thereto.
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26/01475/GPDOPD Awaiting decision
Bexley Pumping Station Riverside Road Sidcup Kent DA14 4PT
Notice of permitted development for the installation of a LVA distribution panel
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26/01474/GPDOT Awaiting decision
Transmitter Mast, Disused Land East Rochester Way Bexley Kent
Notification of permitted development for the removal and replacement of 3 antennas, the removal and replacement of 3 ancillary units with 9 units, the installation of 1 x 300m and 1 x 600mm dishes. The removal of 1 cabinet and development works thereto.
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26/01329/GPDOT Awaiting decision
Transmitter Aerial And Cabinet Adjacent To The Pantiles Bexleyheath Kent
Prior approval for the replacement and relocation of 17.5M pole supporting 6 antennas with 20M pole supporting 12 antennas, replacement and relocation of 1 equipment cabinet, installation of 2 equipment cabinets and development ancillary thereto.
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26/01053/GPDOT Granted
The Royal Oak Public House 270 Bexley Road Erith Kent DA8 3HB
Notice of permitted developemt for the replacement of 3no. antennas, replacement of 1no. equipment cabinet and ancillary development.