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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 dates12,587Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,017 approved or refused records
1,179Refused applications
7,838 approved · 1,179 refused · 428 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00515/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single storey rear extension
103 Howard Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XS
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00516/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension
220 Watling Street Stone Kent DA2 6EW
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00517/FUL
Erection of single storey rear/side extension and first floor side extension
3 Crest View Greenhithe Kent DA9 9QY
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00518/VCON
Application for variation of condition 2 of planning permission DA/20/1075/FUL in respect of change of pitch roof to a dummy pitched roof with the omission of bi-fold doors and replacement with standard windows
2 Clarendon Gardens Dartford Kent DA2 6EZ
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00519/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to both front and rear elevations incorporating part demolition of existing single storey construction to front and replacement windows, together with conversion of garage to habitable rooms
22 Windermere Close Dartford Kent DA1 2TX
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00520/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear/side extension
11 Barnfield Close Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9JJ
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00521/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
7 Brent Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1QN
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00522/TPO
Application for 1 No. Holm Oak - fell to ground level subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1964
Withens Nursing Home Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NQ
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00523/FUL
Construction of a floodlit 3G synthetic rugby pitch with provision of 6no. x 15.5m high floodlights, 4.5m perimeter fence, earth bunds to the east and west sides, team shelters, spectator hard standing area, non-turf pitch to existing cricket square, cricket netting and resurfacing link path from Baker Crescent in place of the existing grass rugby pitches, cricket wicket, training pads, throwing cages and shot put area.
Dartford Grammar School Playing Fields East Of Hardy Avenue, North Of Heath Lane Accessed From Baker Crescent Dartford
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00524/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
6 Garden Place Wilmington Kent DA2 7EP
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00525/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
8 Sedley Southfleet Kent DA13 9PE
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00526/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension
117 Fleet Road Dartford Kent DA2 6JF
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00527/NONMAT
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/19/01445/FUL to brick up the garage door and replace with a window
2 The Chenies Wilmington Kent DA2 7NP
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00528/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window in rear elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
8 Bow Arrow Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1YY
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00529/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey rear extension
8 Bow Arrow Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1YY
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00530/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension with front porch and front dormer at first floor level
14 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HH
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00531/NONMAT
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission (on appeal) DA/19/01711/FUL to add a single storey side extension to the proposed drawings in order to accommodate utility room
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
Received 7 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00532/CDNA
Submission of details relating to arboricultural method statement including tree protection measures pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/21/00050/FUL for demolition of existing detached 2 bed bungalow
81 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EF
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00535/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
156 Henderson Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5LQ
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00536/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached single storey flat roof outbuilding (gym/store)
Edgefield Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00537/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of a 1 bed ground floor flat and a 2 bed first floor flat into a 5 Bedroom house with associated minor works.
61 & 63 Morgan Drive Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DU
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00538/FUL
Change of use of the first and second floor flat into two self contained flats with entrance from the front (East Hill), shop front alterations and alterations to extraction system for ground floor commercial use & other internal and external alterations including use of rear curtilage for amenity space and bin and cycle storage.
Flat Above 68B East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1RZ
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00539/CDNA
Submission of details relating to archaeology pursuant to conditions 40 and 71 of outline planning permission 18/01074/OUT for erection of an 8 form entry secondary school, up to 140 residential dwellings in total across 2 sites and provision of 19ha of public open space
Stone Lodge Development Complex Cotton Lane Stone Kent
Received 8 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00540/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable flank wall extension and erection of rear dormer window with Juliette balcony, front roof lights and window in gable in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
8 Tredegar Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AZ
Received 9 Apr 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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