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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.
7,214 approved · 1,099 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Roseberry Gardens Dartford Kent DA1 2NX
Received 2 Sept 20207 New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LQ
Received 27 Aug 2020The Oast House Hook Green Road Southfleet DA13 9NQ
Received 2 Sept 2020Mahan Indian Takeaway 70 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EE
Received 2 Sept 2020Former Magistrates Court Site/Probation And Witness Support 1A & 1C Highfield Road Dartford
Received 24 Aug 2020Former Magistrates Court Site/Probation And Witness Support 1A & 1C Highfield Road Dartford
Received 24 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 2020Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 25 Aug 20208 Lansbury Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5DG
Received 3 Sept 20208 Lansbury Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5DG
Received 3 Sept 2020Block Of Lock-Up Garages Rear Of Keary Road Swanscombe Kent
Received 3 Sept 2020Haylands New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LT
Received 4 Sept 202013 Rosedale Close Dartford Kent DA2 6AL
Received 4 Sept 202046 Shenley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YE
Received 3 Sept 2020The Dell Greenhithe Kent
Received 3 Sept 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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