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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Dartford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates11,963Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,533 approved or refused records
1,119Refused applications
7,414 approved · 1,119 refused · 409 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Sept 2014 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning informationContact planning Solicitor enquiries and copy document requestsLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Advice and guidanceArticle 4 directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas6 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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- Decided21/00003/ADV
Display of internally illuminated digital 48-sheet advertisement panel
Land At Dartford Football Club Stadium Princes Park Grassbanks Dartford Kent DA1 1RT
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00004/OBB
Consultation on an application for two storey side extension incorporating partial conversion of garage to habitable room with Bexley London Borough
105 Heath Road Crayford Kent
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00006/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external lighting impact pursuant to condition 16 of planning permission 19/01655/VCON for erection of a 2 form entry primary school with associated access and landscaping
River Mill Primary School Central Road Dartford Kent DA1 5XR
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00008/TPO
Application for T1 Yew: keep a part of the tree as a historical landmark, leaving the main stem as a monolith at 4 metres above ground level subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1961
5 Langafel Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PL
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00009/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and an open porch to the front
4 Woodlea Longfield Kent DA3 7HX
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00010/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip to gable for provision of a rear dormer window, front rooflight and window in gable end in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
29 Grosvenor Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5AP
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00011/CDNA
Submission of details relating to window details of first and second floor east facing elevation pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DA/19/01472/FUL for erection of a mix of 6 flats (4 x 2 bed and 2 x 1 bed) including new access drive, off-street parking, bin & cycle storage and communal garden areas together with additional parking spaces for the allotments to the rear of 111-125 Keary Road
Block Of Lock-Up Garages Rear Of Keary Road Swanscombe Kent
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00013/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
9 Hesketh Avenue Dartford Kent DA2 6NP
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00014/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle for residential development of land for a minimum of 1 dwelling and maximum of 3 dwellings
Land Adjacent Orchard Terrace Elizabeth Street Stone Greenhithe Kent
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00017/COU
Change of use from amenity land to residential garden together with the erection of 1.825m high boundary fence and hedge in connection with 9 Shiers Avenue
Land Adjacent 9 Shiers Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5FQ
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00018/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip-to-gable for provision of dormer to the rear elevation, rooflights to front elevation roof slope and window in side gable in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
87 Wentworth Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3NQ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00019/PDE
Determination pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 1 (Class A.1 (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the erection of a single storey rear extension
87 Wentworth Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3NQ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00020/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Biodiversity Management Plan pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/20/00247/VCON for erection of three storey care home (C2 Use Class) with associated access, parking and landscaping
The Bridge Commercial Plot 16A Brunel Way Dartford Kent
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00021/TPO
Application for T1. Mature Black Pine -(A) remove lowest limb overhanging driveway back to source (approx 200mm at base of branch), (B) reduce limb directly above A and the driveway by approx 1.5m - 2m to a suitable live secondary growing point, (C) reduce remaining extremely lateral branches overhanging the driveway at approx 2/3rds the height of tree by approx 1.5m to blend in with remaining crown sections to live secondary growing pints, (D) remove all significant deadwood and hung up branches from the remaining crown overhanging driveway: T2. Dead/severely declining Ivy covered Ash tree stem-fee to near ground level both subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1988
3 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00023/RCON
Provision of a first floor extension on top of the existing single storey Jade Unit modular building to provide additional office space (retrospective) (incorporating the removal of condition 6 of planning permission DA/16/00699/FUL to allow the temporary planning status to be permanent).
Jade Unit Darent Valley Hospital Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DA
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00024/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a part two/part single side/rear extension and front porch with canopy extending over front of side extension
38 Briar Road Bexley Kent DA5 2HN
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00025/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a part two/part single storey side/rear/front extension and front porch with canopy extending over front elevation
240 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA2 7PB
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00026/FUL
Erection of a detached double garage and garden store room.
Thistledown 9C Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00027/TPO
Application to Fell trees T1 (English Elm), T2 (English Elm) and T3 (Beech) and Pollard and reduce height by 7-8.00m, reduce all lateral growth to former points, reduce back long etiolated South/West stem to leave a 2.00m long stub; maintain bat roost features. Bat survey needed. Internal investigation if required with a to view removing 1 No. Norway Maple tree (T4), remove deadwood of 1 No. Sycamore tree (T11) and pollard at 7M 1 No. Sycamore tree (T12) subject to Tree Preservation Orders No.s 13 1989 and 8 2006
Area Between Manor Gate Lane And Common Lane Wilmington Kent
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00028/FUL
Replacement of rear ground floor window and doors with bi-folding glazed doors
37 Watermans Way Greenhithe Kent DA9 9GJ
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00031/TPO
Application for treeworks as per specification in tree survey report (800614) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 2016
Wilmington Grammar School For Girls Parsons Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BB
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00032/CDNA
Submission of details relating to riparian life saving equipment pursuant to condition 18 of planning permission DA/18/00457/FUL for redevelopment of the site to provide class B8 (storage and distribution) uses and ancillary class B1 uses with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping and riverside enhancements
Littlebrook Power Station Phase 1 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00033/TPO
Application for G1 - Common Ash x 2 - rebalance the canopy spread and height to rebalance the tree by a reduction between 1 & 3 metres around the canopy spread and the canopy height subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
48 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00034/TPO
Application for 30% reduction of the re growth (finished height of the trees will be roughly 15ft (4.6m) and finished lateral spread of each tree will be roughly 6ft est (1.8m)), removing the epicormic growth on the trunks and the re growth of the top of the trees back to the trunk of 4 No. Hawthorn trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1982
Trees In Red Lodge Road Adjacent 2 Hanbury Walk Bexley Kent
Received 12 Jan 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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