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51A Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3AD

Awaiting decision Bexley 26/01537/FUL Detailed Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of first floor unit from Mixed Use Class F1(a) and Class E to Place of Worship Class F1(f) along with additional door and staircase to ground floor unit and provision of cycle storage at front.

As published by the council, reference 26/01537/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01537/FUL
Type
Detailed Planning Application
Status
With Case Officer
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
FALCONWOOD & WELLING
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DA16 3AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by Bexley

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 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

13 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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