Bexley (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Plans for more than a dozen new homes are among the latest planning applications submitted to Bexley Council, marking fresh housing proposals in the borough.
In Sidcup, an application has been submitted to construct two two-story structures that would house sixteen apartments.
Of those, three would be one-bed and 13 would be two-bed.
With access via Ash Close, the plans call for 16 parking spaces, shared amenity area, and bike storage.
By moving cycle storage and altering the landscaping, a different proposal aims to modify the authorized plan of a children’s care facility located on Hurst Road in Bexley.
Permission to keep the unattached outbuilding on the property is requested in another submission.
After a “serious” crash, three people were admitted to the hospital.
At Bexleyheath Golf Club, four Lombardy poplar trees that are covered by a Tree Preservation Order are to be felled and replanted.
Other contemporary uses consist of:
- Details of a four-story building with 18 apartments and two business units on Crayford Road have been authorized.
- Thames Road in Crayford now has a new totem pole sign that is internally illuminated.
- Hurlingham Road in Bexleyheath has a one-story rear addition.
- In Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, a first-floor side and rear addition with roof modifications is being retained and completed.
- In Glenhurst Avenue, Bexley, there is a side and back addition with a garage conversion.
- In Bellegrove Road, Welling, a business facility is being converted into two apartments.
- An educational building on Brampton Road in Bexleyheath is being converted into a mixed-use community and learning space with offices and a café.
- Plans for managing noise at the Riverside Centre gym on Erith High Street.
- Hurstwood Avenue in Bexley has a garage conversion and a rear addition.
- The Star, Sidcup Place, has retrospective listed building permit for a pergola and CCTV.
- A range of circumstances associated with a hostel located on Blackfen Road in Sidcup.
- A brand-new, one-story house on property next to Long Lane in Bexleyheath.
- 60 new residences at Fraser Road’s Erith Quarry have reserved matters.
- A two-story house on Blackhorse Road in Sidcup, where garages once stood.
- A proposed conversion of a property on Priory Drive in Belvedere into a care facility for up to two individuals.
- A security design flaw connected to multi-occupancy homes on Sidcup’s Blackfen Road.
- A large home on West Heath Road in Bexley that can accommodate 24 people in diverse occupations.
- Smoking cabins and a retrospective outbuilding at Oxford Road’s Sidcup Conservative Club.
All are currently awaiting decisions by the planning authority.
Why did the council receive clustered applications for multiple homes now?
Cluster housing development concentrates multiple homes on a portion of a plot while preserving open space elsewhere, maximizing land use efficiently.
Councils encourage cluster developments to meet housing demand while protecting environmental features and reducing infrastructure costs. It allows developers to build more homes on a site by reducing individual lot sizes but compensating with shared communal spaces and green areas.
Cluster housing aligns with sustainable development goals by reducing urban sprawl and promoting walkability and community cohesion. Some councils impose conditions requiring upgrades to water, sewer, and infrastructure systems to support increased density.