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.
7,051 approved · 1,081 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Fulwich Hotel 150 St Vincents Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XE
Received 24 Mar 202016 Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2SW
Received 24 Mar 2020The Bridge Commercial Plot 16A Brunel Way Dartford Kent
Received 23 Mar 202017 Fleet Avenue Dartford Kent DA2 6NL
Received 24 Mar 202017 Redding Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NB
Received 25 Mar 20205 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 25 Mar 2020Scadbury Farm New Barn Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NT
Received 25 Mar 202012 Gunn Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0JL
Received 25 Mar 20208 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
Received 26 Mar 2020Adjacent 45 Farnol Road Dartford Kent DA1 5NG
Received 27 Mar 20202 Priory Gardens Dartford Kent DA1 2BE
Received 27 Mar 2020Priory Works Depot Sandpit Road Dartford Kent DA1 5BP
Received 30 Mar 2020139 East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1SW
Received 30 Mar 2020Land Rear Of Barton Road Sutton At Hone Kent
Received 30 Mar 2020Unit 9 Optima Park Thames Road Crayford Kent DA1 4QX
Received 24 Mar 202019 Broomhill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HT
Received 30 Mar 202019 Broomhill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HT
Received 30 Mar 2020Tudor Lodge New Barn Road Southfleet Kent DA3 7LT
Received 31 Mar 2020112 Howard Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XH
Received 31 Mar 202025 Maryfield Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HY
Received 31 Mar 202013 Maryfield Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HY
Received 1 Apr 202032 Spurrell Avenue Bexley Kent DA5 2HA
Received 1 Apr 2020185 Wilmot Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BP
Received 31 Mar 202024 Hawthorn Road Dartford Kent DA1 2SB
Received 1 Apr 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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