The Bexley Council Planning Committee met on Thursday, 3 September 2026, approving six planning applications for residential developments. The committee granted permission for changes of use to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) at several addresses, alongside extensions and conversions to create new residential units.

Planning Applications Approved

The committee considered six planning applications, all of which were approved:

• 20 Gordon Road, Belvedere, Kent DA17 6EA (25/02235/FUL): Approved for a change of use from a dwellinghouse to a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to four occupants, with alterations to the rear and side fenestration. This application was approved subject to conditions including restrictions on occupancy, secure cycle parking, and waste storage.

• 51 Cleve Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4RS (25/02563/FUL): Approved for a change of use from a dwellinghouse to a HMO for up to five people, involving a single-storey side and rear extension, with parking, refuse, and cycle storage. The decision was made subject to conditions covering development in accordance with approved plans, materials, parking, refuse storage, cycle parking, occupancy limits, and Secured by Design accreditation.

• Land Adjacent to 1-18 Evans Court, Sherman Close, Crayford, Dartford, Kent (26/00139/FUL): Approved for the conversion of a duplex unit into two self-contained residential units, including a side dormer extension, rooflights, internal reconfiguration, and associated rear amenity space. Conditions were imposed regarding the commencement of development, adherence to approved plans, materials, cycle parking, refuse and recycling storage, fire safety, parking permit restrictions, car park management, and water efficiency.

• Elmwood Lodge, 11 Victoria Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 7HD (26/00558/FUL): Approved for a part one/part two-storey front, side, and rear extension, following the demolition of an existing side extension. The proposal also included a roof conversion and extension with dormer windows to create additional bedrooms and improve accessibility, along with alterations to the frontage for additional parking. This application was approved subject to conditions covering commencement of development, adherence to approved plans, external materials, construction management, drainage, cycle storage, refuse and recycling storage, landscaping, visibility splays for vehicle egress, and the use of obscured glazing for flank windows.

• 5 Cavendish Avenue, Welling, Kent DA16 2EP (26/00868/FUL): Approved for the erection of a detached single-storey outbuilding in the rear garden and alterations to a boundary wall. The outbuilding is intended for use as a gym. Conditions were attached to ensure the development begins within three years, adheres to approved plans, uses matching external materials, is used solely for purposes incidental to the dwellinghouse, and that the boundary wall height is maintained at 2 metres.

• 57 Highland Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7LY (26/01066/FUL): Approved for the erection of a part one/part two-storey rear extension, front porch extension, and conversion of the roof space, including a rear dormer extension and rooflights, to create an additional residential unit. Conditions were imposed regarding commencement of development, adherence to approved plans, external materials, refuse and recycling storage, cycle parking, car parking allocation, and preventing the use of the rear extension roof as an amenity area.