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21 Russell Close Crayford Dartford Kent DA1 4PU

26/01035/FULRefused

Refused on 6 August 2026

Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of first floor rear extension.

Received
22 May 2026
  1. Received22 May
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a rear extension at 21 Russell Close Crayford Dartford Kent DA1 4PU. Bexley has handled 5,041 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 984 applications in total for the DA1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. By reason of its scale, form and design of the proposed first floor rear extension would be out of character with the neighbouring context and would be an over dominating form of development. As such the proposed works would be contrary to Policies SP5 and DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023) and the Bexley Design Guide- Part 2 SPD (2026) which seek to secure good design for new development with careful consideration to the local character.
  2. The proposed first floor rear extension, by reason of its size and location, would have a harmful impact on the amenities the neighbouring residential properties in terms of overbearing impact, undue sense of enclosure and loss of outlook. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies SP5 and DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023), the Councils Design and Development Control Guidelines 2 all of which seek to secure good design for new development and the protection of neighbour amenities.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DA1 4PU

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bexley

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