Planning application
26/01090/FUL
17 Beechfield Road Erith Kent DA8 3BB
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of four resident children with rota-based staffing, typically involving no more than two care staff present on site at any one time.
As published by the council, reference 26/01090/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Bexley
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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