Planning decisions in Bexley
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bexley approved 85% of 3,578 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 (993 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 88% approved (713 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 84% approved (296 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 85% approved (283 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (264 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 82% approved (175 decided, ~59 days)
- Side extension : 86% approved (175 decided, ~56 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 78% approved (96 decided, ~56 days)
- Porch : 92% approved (85 decided, ~56 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 81% approved (75 decided, ~56 days)
- Change of use : 77% approved (70 decided, ~57 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (53 decided, ~42 days) †
- Tree work : 91% approved (47 decided, ~56 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 83% approved (46 decided, ~63 days)
- New dwelling : 72% approved (43 decided, ~58 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 75% approved (40 decided, ~56 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 83% approved (24 decided, ~58 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 83% approved (24 decided, ~61 days)
- Solar / renewables : 86% approved (21 decided, ~56 days)
- Windows & doors : 100% approved (18 decided, ~56 days) †
- Annexe : 79% approved (14 decided, ~57 days)
- Basement : 83% approved (12 decided, ~71 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 100% approved (11 decided, ~61 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.