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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.
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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 dates11,990Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,554 approved or refused records
1,123Refused applications
7,431 approved · 1,123 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided21/00036/TPO
Application to reduce Cedar by approx 20% to give a crown height of 22m and diameter of 10m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
Outside 7-11 Jepson Drive Stone Kent DA2 6FR
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00037/COU
Change of use to mixed use restaurant (Class E) & takeaway (Sui Generis) with an extraction duct to the rear elevation.
66 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EE
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00039/P3T
Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class T of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for change of use of the ground floor from Business Class B1, Hotels Class C1, residential institutions Class C2/C2a or assembly and leisure to Class D2 Registered Nursery
105 Brent Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1QT
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00040/CDNA
Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/20/01195/TPO for 1 No. London Plane tree (T8), Reduce crown volume by 30% (finished height at 20-22m), remove deadwood and crossing branches, remove ivy; 1 no. Holly tree (T8a), fell and grind/ reinstate with soil and seed subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
2 Murray Drive Stone Kent DA2 6FS
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00041/FUL
Provision of new gate house, perimeter fencing to include staff access door, backup generator & HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) Tank
Unit 8 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5FD
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00042/FUL
Provision of new HVAC units and enclosure
Unit 8 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5FD
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00043/TDA
Application of determination pursuant to Schedule 2 Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the proposed telecommunications upgrade comprising proposed 20.0m High EE/H3G Phase 8 streetpole on concrete base and associated ancillary works.
Mast Galleon Boulevard Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00044/FUL
Erection of a student accommodation building (Use Class F1a) to replace an existing building (now removed) (retrospective application)
Wilmington Grammar School For Girls Parsons Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BB
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00045/FUL
Erection of a front porch (retrospective application)
34 King Edward Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2HY
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00047/FUL
Demolition of garage and formation of raised hardstanding/patio with new boundary fence
57 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EQ
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00049/FUL
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a cabin (retrospective application)
21 Squires Way Wilmington Kent DA2 7NN
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00050/FUL
Demolition of existing detached 2 bed bungalow
81 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EF
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00051/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension with a part single/part two storey rear extension
1 Fernheath Way Wilmington Kent DA2 7PE
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00052/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
36 Park Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SY
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00053/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
Glenhaven 36A Shenley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YE
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00054/CDNA
Submission of details relating to hard and soft landscaping pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/17/01276/FUL for erection of a part two/part single storey rear/side/front extension and erection of front boundary wall, railings and gates (revised description)
206 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00055/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension linking to existing detached garage
7 The Oaks Stone Dartford Kent DA2 6PF
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00057/CDNA
Submission of details relating to hard and soft landscaping (condition 3) pursuant to planning permission DA/18/00941/FUL for erection of two storey side and single storey side extensions, provision of roof lights in front and rear elevations
1 Bankside Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HE
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00058/DEMCON
Application for prior notification pursuant to Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 11 of proposed demolition of an open sided structure with curved roof
Wilmington Hall Farm Broad Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AG
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00059/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension
20 Greenfinches Longfield Kent DA3 7ND
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00060/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window in rear elevation and velux window to the front pitched roof in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
37 Caspian Way Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LB
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00061/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/20/00821/FUL to amend the sizes of the velux windows proposed
12 Elstar Mews Greenhithe Kent DA9 9WU
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00062/FUL
Raising height of roof ridge level for provision of two dormer windows to the front elevation, roof lights to side roof slopes and single storey front extension in conjunction with a part two/part single storey side, rear extension (as approved under 20/01243/FUL)
156 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA2 7PD
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Decided21/00063/TPO
Application to crown reduce 1 No. Conifer tree by 2 metres, trim lower branches by 500cm, remove dead branches subject to Tree Preservation Order No.16 1983
9A Stonehill Woods Park Old London Road Upper Ruxley Sidcup Kent DA14 5AS
Received 15 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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