Bexley planning for your home
Bexley Council decided almost every householder application, other than prior approvals, inside the 8-week period in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (100% when rounded), and granted 95% of its householder decisions. You apply through the council's planning portal. We draw the plans you upload to it from £745.
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How quickly Bexley decides
Bexley made 877 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Excluding prior approvals, 100% of those householder decisions, rounded to the nearest whole number, were made within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Eight weeks is the statutory period for an application that is not major development, running from the day after receipt (DMPO 2015, article 34(2)(b)).
A fast council still waits for a complete application. The clock cannot start properly if drawings or documents are missing, so the quickest route is to submit the full set first time.
How often Bexley says yes
95% of Bexley's householder decisions in that period were grants (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
A high grant rate describes the borough, not your house. Whether a particular scheme is accepted turns on its size, its neighbours and any designation on the land. If you are weighing options before you commit, the guide to what architectural drawings cost in London helps you budget.
The Planning Inspectorate allowed 34% of the 157 householder appeals it decided against Bexley between 2021 and 2026 (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609).
Finding the planning portal and the planning rules
The council runs its own planning portal and its own validation list. The government's find your local council service sends you to the official Bexley site, so you do not land on a third-party lookalike.
Planning is only one half of a build. Building regulations are a separate approval with their own drawings, explained in our guide to planning drawings versus building regulations drawings. If you need both, our building regulations drawings service covers the second.
Appeals and conservation areas in Bexley
The Planning Inspectorate allowed 34% of the 157 householder appeals it decided against Bexley between 2021 and 2026 (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609).
The national planning data register shows 31 live conservation-area entries for Bexley (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026). Extensions in them are judged more strictly, as the conservation area glossary entry explains, so look for your house on the council's own Bexley conservation area map.
What you pay
The council charges £548 for a householder application from 1 April 2026 (SI 2012/2920, Schedule 1 Part 2, category 6(1), as annually indexed). Our drawings for a Bexley application start from £745. Send your address through the form here and we will confirm the fee for your project.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 877 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 100% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 157 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 34% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 31 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |