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.
6,278 approved · 979 refused · 354 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Sept 2014 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Laurels Southfleet Avenue Longfield DA3 7JG
Received 15 May 201823 Rectory Meadow Southfleet Kent DA13 9NY
Received 16 May 20186 London Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9EQ
Received 16 May 2018West Village & Service Yards 5, 8 And 12 Bluewater
Received 16 May 201849 Dorchester Close Dartford Kent DA1 1ND
Received 16 May 2018Wilmington Academy Common Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7DR
Received 16 May 20186 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
Received 16 May 2018226 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 17 May 201855 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EQ
Received 17 May 2018Formerly Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EW
Received 17 May 2018160 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA2 7PD
Received 18 May 20188 Faesten Way Bexley Kent DA5 2JB
Received 18 May 201817 Clayton Croft Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AU
Received 18 May 20188 Ridgewood Southfleet Kent DA3 7LS
Received 18 May 201875 The Boulevard Greenhithe Kent DA9 9GW
Received 21 May 20188 Langafel Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PL
Received 21 May 2018Wilmington Grammar School For Boys Common Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7DA
Received 21 May 20189 Manor Gate Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7EW
Received 21 May 2018Elmstone Betsham Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PD
Received 21 May 2018Oakfield Lane County Primary School Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2SW
Received 21 May 2018Tunnels Under South Of London Road And West Of Craylands Lane Swanscombe Kent
Received 21 May 2018Ground Floor 15 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DT
Received 22 May 20182 Trafalgar Road Wilmington Kent DA1 1NS
Received 22 May 201858 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6LX
Received 22 May 2018Records 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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