Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,659 approved · 872 refused · 318 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Oct 2014 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
83 Chestnut Grove Wilmington Kent DA2 7PQ
Received 15 Mar 201718 Heathwood Walk Bexley Kent DA5 2BP
Received 15 Mar 201718 Gerdview Drive Wilmington Kent DA2 7BS
Received 15 Mar 2017Castle Hill North Eastern Quarry
Received 15 Mar 201781-87 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent
Received 14 Mar 201723 Oaklands Road Dartford Kent DA2 6NH
Received 15 Mar 201742 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JW
Received 16 Mar 20174 Festival Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HR
Received 16 Mar 20171 & 1A Priory Gardens Dartford Kent DA1 2BE
Received 16 Mar 2017Land At Western Car Park Bluewater Shopping Centre
Received 16 Mar 2017The Royal Oak School Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AL
Received 16 Mar 2017Football Ground Stonebridge Road Northfleet Kent DA11 9GN
Received 16 Mar 2017204 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA2 7PB
Received 17 Mar 2017The Ridings Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8AA
Received 17 Mar 2017Lees Yard Rochester Way Dartford Kent DA1 3QU
Received 17 Mar 2017Wentworth County Primary School Wentworth Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3NG
Received 17 Mar 20176 Rowhill Cottages Puddledock Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7QF
Received 17 Mar 2017Galleon Boulevard Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6QE
Received 17 Mar 2017Phase 2 Land At St Clements Way
Received 17 Mar 201715 - 23 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EW
Received 20 Mar 201712 Western Cross Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LT
Received 20 Mar 2017Highcross Road MOT And Powerhouse Paintworks Units 2 & 1B Westwood Farm Highcross Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PH
Received 20 Mar 201752 Hanbury Walk Bexley Kent DA5 2JJ
Received 20 Mar 2017Phase 2 Land At St Clements Way
Received 17 Mar 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Dartford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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