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Bexley.

Bexley is a London borough with an approval rate of 83% across 10,712 substantive planning decisions spanning 17 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London17 wards224 appeals99% delegatedSave
Bexley · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Bexley's policy playbook[3]

What Bexley actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Lawful
Conditions
Prior approval
Data from publicly available Bexley planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
to 2025-08
1,133
91%
Full / major planning
Active
729
81%
Full / major planning
Active
545
84%
Full / major planning
Active
531
91%
Full / major planning
Active
468
80%
Full / major planning
to 2022-01
445
64%
Full / major planning
to 2022-06
426
86%
Full / major planning
to 2024-11
398
77%
Full / major planning
to 2021-10
391
75%
Full / major planning
Active
389
93%
Full / major planning
to 2025-04
339
73%
Full / major planning
to 2024-06
236
87%
Full / major planning
to 2025-08
1,133
91%
Full / major planning
Active
729
81%
Full / major planning
Active
545
84%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
531
91%
Full / major planning
Active
468
80%
Full / major planning
to 2022-01
445
64%
Full / major planning
to 2022-06
426
86%
Full / major planning
to 2024-11
398
77%
Full / major planning
to 2021-10
391
75%
Full / major planning
Active
389
93%
Full / major planning
to 2025-04
339
73%
Full / major planning
to 2024-06
236
87%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Bexley officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Conservative
to 2020-06
32
subscribers
Sidcup
Conservative
to 2022-08
28
subscribers
Conservative
to 2021-11
28
subscribers
Conservative
to 2021-01
27
subscribers
Conservative
to 2025-04
25
subscribers
Conservative
Active
24
subscribers
Slade Green & Northend
Labour
to 2022-08
15
subscribers
Blendon & Penhill
Conservative
to 2025-07
14
subscribers
Conservative
to 2020-06
32
subscribers
Sidcup
Conservative
to 2022-08
28
subscribers
Conservative
to 2021-11
28
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Conservative
to 2021-01
27
subscribers
Conservative
to 2025-04
25
subscribers
Conservative
Active
24
subscribers
Slade Green & Northend
Labour
to 2022-08
15
subscribers
Blendon & Penhill
Conservative
to 2025-07
14
subscribers

Councillors on Bexley's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
734
88%
12.2%
502
88%
12.5%
550
87%
13.1%
970
85%
15.4%
631
84%
15.8%
425
84%
16.0%
807
84%
16.4%
830
83%
16.9%
255
81%
18.9%
504
79%
20.7%
352
79%
20.9%
734
88%
12.2%
502
88%
12.5%
550
87%
13.1%
Show all 17 rows
970
85%
15.4%
631
84%
15.8%
425
84%
16.0%
807
84%
16.4%
830
83%
16.9%
255
81%
18.9%
504
79%
20.7%
352
79%
20.9%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. RT Drafting Solutions Limited
384
79%
2. Anderson North Limited
325
92%
3. Colin Luther Associates Ltd
247
90%
4. Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
225
84%
5. Plan It UK
188
93%
6. Plan and Survey Ltd
147
91%
7. Bluelime
139
90%
8. Design Team (Self Employed)
123
84%
1. RT Drafting Solutions Limited
384
79%
2. Anderson North Limited
325
92%
3. Colin Luther Associates Ltd
247
90%
Show all 8 rows
4. Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
225
84%
5. Plan It UK
188
93%
6. Plan and Survey Ltd
147
91%
7. Bluelime
139
90%
8. Design Team (Self Employed)
123
84%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughBexley
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals224
Appeals allowed57 (25.4%)
Conditions / approval
Local plan

The adopted Bexley Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite. Bexley's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage — condition-load and refusal-citation figures aren't shown until confidence improves.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Bexley planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Bexley’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — Bexley's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage, so no figure is shown.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.