Planning decisions in Bexley
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bexley approved 86% of 3,263 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 87% approved (958 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 88% approved (684 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 84% approved (278 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (254 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 84% approved (228 decided, ~57 days)
- Side extension : 88% approved (168 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 81% approved (162 decided, ~60 days)
- Porch : 91% approved (82 decided, ~56 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 81% approved (72 decided, ~56 days)
- Change of use : 75% approved (65 decided, ~57 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (53 decided, ~42 days) †
- Tree work : 91% approved (47 decided, ~56 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 75% approved (40 decided, ~56 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 84% approved (38 decided, ~56 days)
- New dwelling : 68% approved (28 decided, ~67 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 81% approved (21 decided, ~62 days)
- Windows & doors : 100% approved (18 decided, ~56 days) †
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 76% approved (17 decided, ~67 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 82% approved (17 decided, ~63 days)
- Solar / renewables : 79% approved (14 decided, ~57 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 100% approved (11 decided, ~61 days) †
- Basement : 75% approved (8 decided, ~71 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Bexley, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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