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.
7,098 approved · 1,088 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Fairlawn Crescent Greenhithe Kent DA9 9YG
Received 23 Apr 202037 Groveherst Road Dartford Kent DA1 5JD
Received 23 Apr 20203 Studley Crescent Longfield Kent DA3 7JL
Received 17 Apr 2020Land Adjacent 281 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1LB
Received 24 Apr 20202 Hawthorn Road Dartford Kent DA1 2SB
Received 24 Apr 202030 The Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ES
Received 27 Apr 202011 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 27 Apr 2020Woodland Rear Of 15 Baldwyns Park West Of Bexley Park Sports & Social Club Kent
Received 27 Apr 2020Parcel 3 Alkerden Village Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 27 Apr 2020281 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1LB
Received 24 Apr 2020The Croft Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7AS
Received 28 Apr 202020 Hardy Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2FE
Received 28 Apr 2020Unit 3 Twistleton Court Priory Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EN
Received 28 Apr 202028 Pembroke Place Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HR
Received 28 Apr 20204 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Received 28 Apr 2020145 Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7PQ
Received 28 Apr 2020Court Lodge Farm Land East Of Station Road, North Of Railway Line Southfleet Kent DA13 9NQ
Received 29 Apr 202055 Squires Way Wilmington Kent DA2 7NN
Received 29 Apr 2020Black Horse Cottage High Street Bean Kent DA2 8AS
Received 29 Apr 2020Dil Khush Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7AG
Received 29 Apr 202016 Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2SW
Received 29 Apr 2020Westgate Power Land Northside Of Galley Hill Road Northfleet Kent DA11 9SW
Received 29 Apr 20202 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Received 29 Apr 202032 The Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ES
Received 29 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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