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.
6,959 approved · 1,070 refused · 391 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Sept 2014 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
51 Bowmans Road Dartford Kent DA1 3QP
Received 14 Jan 20204 Jessamine Place Dartford Kent DA2 6EU
Received 14 Jan 2020Former Croxton And Garry Site Tiltman Avenue Greenhithe Kent
Received 14 Jan 202011 Ridgewood Southfleet Kent DA3 7LS
Received 14 Jan 2020Land Rear Of 39-41 Brentfield Road Dartford Kent
Received 29 Nov 201917 Bramble Avenue Bean Kent DA2 8BP
Received 15 Jan 2020Land Rear Of Former Unwins Site Victoria Road Dartford Kent
Received 15 Jan 20208 Broomhill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HT
Received 16 Jan 202027 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JN
Received 16 Jan 2020Adjacent 27 St Ronans View Dartford Kent
Received 16 Jan 2020Land Rear Of Former Unwins Site Victoria Road Dartford Kent
Received 16 Jan 2020Land Rear Of Former Unwins Site Victoria Road Dartford Kent
Received 15 Jan 2020Greendore 12 Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QZ
Received 17 Jan 2020Little Acres Longfield Avenue Gravesend Kent DA3 7LA
Received 16 Jan 202049 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2NL
Received 17 Jan 202020A Marlborough Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EL
Received 17 Jan 202063 James Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NE
Received 17 Jan 2020Wastdale Red Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9QE
Received 17 Jan 2020Former 95 Brent Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1QT
Received 17 Jan 2020Navigator Terminal Thames BV Ltd Oliver Road West Thurrock
Received 17 Jan 2020Nurstead Hill Farm Nurstead Lane Longfield Kent
Received 17 Jan 2020281 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1LB
Received 20 Jan 202010 Wilmington Court Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AT
Received 20 Jan 2020180 Shirehall Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SW
Received 20 Jan 2020Records 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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