Planning and building regulation drawings in Belvedere (DA17)
Belvedere sits on gently rising ground beside the Thames marshes, on the edge of south-east London. The housing is a mixture: Victorian terraces, interwar semis and post-war houses, most of them unlisted family homes with a back garden. Kingswood Avenue, Napier Road, Ripley Road and Battle Road are among its streets. Many of these houses suit a rear extension, a loft conversion or a side infill, and such work often falls within permitted development.
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- London Borough of Bexley granted 95% of 939 householder applications
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Position matters here. The low-lying ground near the marshes brings surface water and flood risk into the conversation for riverside plots, and an extension near the lower roads needs to be drawn with drainage in mind as well as layout. Older houses bring their own detail: on the Victorian terraces, rear and side-return work depends on sound party-wall and boundary drawings, since neighbouring houses share structure.
Two conservation areas, Woolwich Road and Erith Road, cover older frontages and tighten design control there. Away from them, permitted development commonly applies to the mixed stock. We check whether a house sits within either area, and how its ground level relates to flood risk, before we choose the planning route.
Planning in Belvedere: what to know before you apply
Bexley has no borough-wide Article 4 direction affecting everyday householder work, and no householder direction is published for the Belvedere part of DA17, so houses across much of the mixed stock keep their permitted development rights; flats have none. The exceptions are the Woolwich Road and Erith Road conservation areas. Inside them, roof enlargements, side extensions and rear extensions of more than one storey are not permitted development and need a full planning application, with closer attention paid to older frontages. Elsewhere the council expects extensions to respect the established suburban pattern. Because the district sits close to the Thames marshes, flood-risk and surface-water points can come up on low-lying plots. We check each address for these issues before drawing.
Applications are decided by London Borough of Bexley — its planning pages.
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Belvedere (DA17) in numbers
What London Borough of Bexley has decided, and what DA17 is built of — the two facts that shape every job here.
Householder planning decisions — London Borough of Bexley
Belvedere (DA17) applications are decided by London Borough of Bexley; these are its published householder figures for the last four quarters.
| Householder applications decided2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 | 939 |
|---|---|
| Granted | 895 |
| Refused | 44 |
| Grantedof 939 decisions · England 90% | 95% |
| Decided within 8 weeksof 846, excluding prior approvals | 99% |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS2 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.
Permitted development prior approvals — London Borough of Bexley
How the larger-home-extension route has fared with London Borough of Bexley, which decides DA17 notifications.
| Larger home extension prior approvals — not required2024 Q2 to 2026 Q1 | 152 |
|---|---|
| Prior approval granted | 18 |
| Prior approval refused | 30 |
| Grantedof 48 determined | 38% |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS1 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.
Planning appeals — London Borough of Bexley
Refusals in DA17 can be appealed to the Planning Inspectorate; this is London Borough of Bexley's householder appeal record.
| Householder appeals determined2021–2026 | 169 |
|---|---|
| Allowed | 59 |
| Allowedof 169 · England 36% | 35% |
Source: Planning Inspectorate appeals casework. Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions — London Borough of Bexley
Register counts for London Borough of Bexley. A count describes what the council has published, never a rank against another council.
| Conservation areas in the register22 dated, 1973–2005 | 31 |
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Source: MHCLG Planning Data Platform. Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.
What DA17 is built of
Residential building form across Belvedere (DA17), from 266 classified buildings — the fact that decides party walls, side returns and loft headroom before any policy does.
| Attached on more than one side | 47% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 46% |
| Detached | 8% |
| Median building footprint | 56 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 1.3 |
| Buildings classified | 266 |
Source: Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database (derived statistics). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Extracted 2026-09-22.
- Day 0Measured survey of your Belvedere property — or your existing plans if you have them.
- About 7 daysDrawings issued for your approval. Free redraws until you are happy.
- SubmissionWe validate against London Borough of Bexley’s checklist and submit on your behalf.
- Council: 8-week targetHouseholder applications carry an 8-week statutory target. London Borough of Bexley decided 99% of 846 recent householder applications inside it.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS2 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.
Streets and neighbourhoods in DA17
Nearby postcode districts
Belvedere (DA17) — FAQs
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