Planning Permission in Welling | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Bexley, which keeps the Welling permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. In Welling the streetscape argument usually decides the case before the numbers do, because the area is 1930s semi-detached. Bexley has 16 conservation areas, and Welling is the one that most often covers Welling stock. That boundary is verified for the DA16 property at the outset.

Before drawing anything for Welling, we check Article 4 directions against the DA16 boundary. A DA16 survey answers most of it — where the 1930s semi-detached allows the rear wall to go. The borough policy layer over every DA16 address is set out on Bexley planning. The Welling survey then carries into architectural drawings in Welling if the project runs on to construction.

Before Bexley Council determines anything, London Borough of Bexley has to validate the Welling submission — one to two weeks, longer if a plan is missing. The Welling job starts with a laser survey, not a sketch.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Most Welling householder cases are decided under delegated powers, not committee. Output for Welling: dimensioned PDFs at the scales the authority specifies.

We would rather redesign a DA16 rear elevation than argue an objection. Drainage runs and manhole positions on the DA16 plot are picked up on the day.

Party wall procedure runs alongside the Welling application, not after it. Once consent is granted, building regulations drawings follows for the DA16 property.

Welling is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across DA16 in the Welling area. Welling rewards a survey-first approach: the 1930s semi-detached rarely matches its own original drawings. On DA16 plots specifically, on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. On a Welling terrace it governs the rear opening width. Height on a Welling proposal is measured against its neighbours, not against a policy number; the Welling High Street terraces set that datum.

Lower-ground schemes in Welling answer to neighbours and groundwater. If a Welling project extends into loft conversion drawings for DA16 properties or house extension drawings, the survey is already done.

What the Welling drawing pack contains

Contents of the DA16 drawing pack:

• site location plan for the Welling property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Streets and landmarks we survey around Welling

• Shooters Hill — frontages visible from the highway, so Welling materials detail governs the Shooters Hill elevation.
• Watling Street — terraced rear elevations — the Watling Street party wall position is drawn first.
• Upper Wickham Lane — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Upper Wickham Lane back addition.
• Slade Green — roof profiles that set the ridge datum Bexley Council measures a Slade Green dormer against.
• Welling High Street — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Welling context elevation.
• Welling School — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Eastern Orthodox Church — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.
• Bexley Grammar School — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.

Getting to a Welling survey

Surveyors travel to DA16 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Welling, London Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street. Appointments are booked in Welling on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Welling sits

Welling lies 10.5 miles (16.9 km) of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ465755. London Borough of Bexley validates the DA16 address against exactly that position. Source.

Practical detail for a Welling submission: Welling is served by Welling and London Victoria and Charing Cross and Cannon Street; the postal town here is WELLING; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Bexley Council holds it.

Welling postcode coverage

The districts we work in here: DA16 (Welling), which Welling holds on its own. Which side of the DA16 line a property sits on changes the Bexley constraints that apply.

Streets and stations in Welling

The Welling streets on our books include Shooters Hill, Watling Street, Upper Wickham Lane and Slade Green. most Welling sites are within walking distance of Welling or London Victoria or Charing Cross.

Areas we cover around Welling

We take instructions from Beckenham (BR3), Chislehurst (BR7), Bickley (BR1), Orpington (BR5, BR6), Petts Wood (BR5), West Wickham (BR4) and everywhere between them and Welling.

A Welling quote moves on what the building is, not on how long we spend: the 1930s semi-detached, the party wall position, the Welling question.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

That fee is collected by London Borough of Bexley when the DA16 application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Bexley planning · planning permission in London · planning permission in Beckenham.

Every Welling drawing set is produced and signed off by a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT). Marginal DA16 sites get checked with Bexley Council first; a refusal costs far more than the advice fee.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Send the Welling address; we will come back with the route and the fee. This Welling page was reviewed in August 2026.