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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 dates12,699Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,098 approved or refused records
1,187Refused applications
7,911 approved · 1,187 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00602/FUL
Removal of existing porch canopy and replacement with enclosed porch
Gable Lodge 10 Festival Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HR
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00603/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for completion of the works granted under reference TH/5/73/21 for erection of a motel and use of land as a tourists caravan park
Brickfield Nursery Watling Street Bean Kent DA2 8AH
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00604/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension, front porch and additional windows in flank and front elevations
2 Wayville Road Dartford Kent DA1 1RL
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00606/CDNA
Submission of details relating to safeguarding of geo-archaeological remains and further investigation (condition 6(ii)) and safeguarding of archaeological remains and further investigation (condition 7(ii)) pursuant to planning permission DA/19/00991/FUL, DA/19/01701/VCON and condition 2 of DA/21/00274/VCON for demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide three Class B8 (storage and distribution) buildings with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping
Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00607/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
94 Priory Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BN
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00608/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions
310 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PX
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00609/TPO
Application to reduce 3 branches of 1 No. Oak tree overhanging 97 Norfield Road by 3.04 metres to finished length 0.5m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2020
146 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EU
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00610/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed for erection of a single storey rear extension
17 Morland Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 3BW
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00612/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
310 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PX
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00614/CPO
Consultation on details of a surface water drainage scheme (condition 6) and details of proposed pipework design of the proposed headwall and culvert under the road to accommodate the swale along boundary in Eastern Quarry (condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/19/1549 - KCC APPROVED DETAILS 10.06.2021
Bluewater Shopping Centre Upper Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00615/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
19 Wayville Road Dartford Kent DA1 1RL
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00616/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
86 North Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NB
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00617/CDNA
Submission of details relating to directional signage pursuant to condition 13 of planning permission DA/20/00311/REM for the erection of commercial units with flexible use B1(c)/B2/B8 with associated office space and including diversion of existing footpath
The Bridge Plots 32 & 33 Marsh Street North Dartford Kent
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00618/CDNA
Submission of details relating to directional signage pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission DA/20/00312/REM for erection of commercial units with flexible use B1(c)/B2/B8 with associated office space, parking and landscaping
The Bridge Plot 34 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00619/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to provide a study and provision of replacement parking spaces, addition of first floor extension to existing bedroom above the current garage and ancillary works including alterations and new window to the existing front elevation of the garage, removal of 2 existing sheds and 1 greenhouse and movement of existing oil storage tank to new location.
Westwood View 15 Highcross Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PH
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00623/EDCCON
Consultation on an application for discharge of condition 10 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) pursuant to outline planning permission EDC/19/0161 within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Former Croxton And Garry Site Tiltman Avenue Greenhithe Kent
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00624/FUL
Raising height of roof and erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor extension with additional front and rear dormers.
82 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HE
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00625/CDNA
Submission of details relating to public right of way DR9 pursuant to condition 100 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 DA2 6PD
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00626/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to porch and additional bay window
217 Knights Manor Way Dartford Kent DA1 5SD
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00627/FUL
Conversion of garage to habitable room and associated alterations to front elevation
89 Savoy Road Dartford Kent DA1 5AN
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00628/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
11 Williams Way Dartford Kent DA2 7WF
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00629/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension
231 Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00631/TPO
Application to reduce 2 No. Hornbeam trees (T2 and T3) by 1/3. from 20m to 15m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00632/TPO
Application to crown reduce 1 No. Ash Tree T1 by 2m (From 25m to 23m) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1969
Jays 6 Weird Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HT
Received 26 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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