Which postcode districts around Bexley do we cover for permitted development scheme work?
A district-by-district read of Bexley: the streets we work on, the age and type of house on them, and the authority that validates a permitted development scheme there. Fee figures reproduce England's statutory 2026 scale, not what preparing a scheme costs.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a permitted development scheme |
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| DA15 | Sidcup | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | Sidcup sits wholly inside DA15, so Bexley Council validates every permitted development scheme submitted from an DA15 address. |
| DA16 | Welling | 1930s semi-detached | Welling sits in DA16, wholly within Bexley, and the council determines schemes there under the policies that apply across Welling. |
| DA17 | Belvedere | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | Belvedere occupies DA17 and answers to Bexley Council, which assesses schemes there against the Local Plan policies covering the area. |
| DA18 | Erith Marshes | 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith | DA18 is Erith Marshes and nothing else. Bexley handles the scheme, and its officers apply the DA18 conservation-area mapping to it. |
| SE2 | Abbey Wood | 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith | Abbey Wood is cut in two by the SE2 boundary. Greenwich or Bexley may determine a scheme there, so both policies maps get consulted before anything is lodged. |
| DA1 | Crayford / Dartford fringe | Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached | Bexley's permitted development checks cover the Crayford end of DA1 and go no further. The rest of the district, Dartford town among it, is in Kent under Dartford Borough Council, which maintains its own article 4 register — and since an article 4 direction is what removes permitted development rights, the authority holding that register is the one that determines whether your rights survive. Work out the council from the address before assuming a scheme is permitted. |
| DA5 | Old Bexley | Georgian villas, Victorian cottages | DA5 covers Old Bexley alone. The council handles the scheme, with case officers working from the DA5 conservation-area mapping. |
| DA6 | Bexleyheath | 1930s semi-detached | Bexleyheath is DA6 throughout. Bexley Council determines applications from there, working to the Local Plan policies covering the town. |
What changes about a permitted development scheme in each part of Bexley?
Two streets over in Bexley the roof pitch is different, the wall build-up is different and the plot has a different depth. Each of those changes what permitted development can achieve at an address.
- Welling (DA16) — a permitted development scheme in Welling starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Welling reads as 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in DA16. Bexley Council assesses Welling permitted development schemes against its own Welling character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Welling references Welling High Street.
- Erith (DA8) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines Erith, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a permitted development scheme can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across DA8. Any Erith permitted development scheme is validated by Bexley Council, with Erith Riverside the usual Erith reference point on the site plan.
- Crayford (DA1) — a permitted development scheme in Crayford starts from victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Crayford reads as Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in DA1. Bexley Council assesses Crayford permitted development schemes against its own Crayford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Crayford references Crayford station.
- Old Bexley (DA5) — a permitted development scheme in Old Bexley starts from georgian villas, victorian cottages, and Old Bexley reads as Georgian and Victorian village conservation. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in DA5. Bexley Council assesses Old Bexley permitted development schemes against its own Old Bexley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Old Bexley references Old Bexley Village.
- Belvedere (DA17) — permitted development scheme work in Belvedere means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Belvedere is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout DA17. Bexley Council decides the Belvedere application, and Belvedere station anchors the Belvedere location plan.
- Barnehurst (DA7) — permitted development scheme work in Barnehurst means 1930s semi-detached. Barnehurst is 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout DA7. Bexley Council decides the Barnehurst application, and Barnehurst station anchors the Barnehurst location plan.
- Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7) — 1930s semi-detached defines Bexleyheath, where 1930s semi-detached set what a permitted development scheme can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across DA6. Any Bexleyheath permitted development scheme is validated by Bexley Council, with Bexleyheath Broadway the usual Bexleyheath reference point on the site plan.
Does Bexley planning policy restrict a permitted development scheme?
Conservation areas covering Bexley: 16 are designated, and the three that come up most in our work here are Bexley Village, Old Bexley and Crayford. Designation cancels permitted development. The same scheme then has to be lodged as a householder application, £548 and an eight-week determination, where an undesignated address would have used prior approval at £249 in six. In Bexley Village, the street elevation is the drawing that gets read first. Outside the designations the picture is friendlier still: the council determined 282 larger-householder prior approvals over those three years and concluded in 213 cases, three-quarters of them, that prior approval was not required, against 61.9% for London as a whole.
Article 4 and your Bexley permitted development scheme: Bexley Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a permitted development scheme in Bexley generally survives outside Bexley conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a DA1 owner records that a permitted development scheme was lawful.
The building fabric around Bexley: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith. Outer south-east London suburban; very permissive planning environment; strong PD uptake for extensions and loft conversions. A permitted development scheme in Bexley is scoped against that stock first.
Which neighbouring authorities border Bexley?
- Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bexley, so a permitted development scheme a street from Bexley is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why permitted development schemes priced for Bexley are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the Bexley address sits on that edge.
- Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Bexley, so a permitted development scheme a street from Bexley is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why permitted development schemes priced for Bexley are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Bexley address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Bexley permitted development scheme page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
