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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 dates12,817Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,190 approved or refused records
1,205Refused applications
7,985 approved · 1,205 refused · 437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00693/FUL
Conversion of attached garage into habitable room with associated alterations to front and rear elevations
13 Chambers Close Stone Kent DA9 9RB
Received 5 May 2021 - Decided21/00694/FUL
Provision of raised decking (retrospective application)
63 Longmarsh View Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9DZ
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00695/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of attached garage to habitable room together with replacement of garage door with window and new bi-fold doors
5 Mannock Road Dartford Kent DA1 5QT
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00696/COU
Change of use of 3 car park spaces for erection of a detached portable cabin for clothing recycling (retrospective application)
Prospect Place Retail Park Prospect Place Dartford Kent
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00697/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with link-pitched dormer & 2 No Juliet balcony doorset/s to rear elevation & 3 No rooflight windows to front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
1 The Oaks Stone Dartford Kent DA2 6PF
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00698/TPO
Application for T1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) to rear shared access path of No 30, clear back from rear of property to fence line where possible. Current limb lengths approximately 6m reducing back approximately 2m to growth points subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 2008
30 Hardy Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2FE
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00699/FUL
Raising height of roof, erection of single storey side and rear extensions and provision of dormer windows in front, rear and side elevations to provide first floor accommodation (revisions to approved planning permission DA/20/00829/FUL to extend the front elevation to bring the dwelling out further
64 Joydens Wood Road Bexley Kent DA5 2HT
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00700/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
67 Oakfield Park Road Wilmington Kent DA1 2SR
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00701/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
66 Milton Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LY
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00702/FUL
Installation of new external plant units with associated external ducting within the South East parking and servicing area, with associated site boundary and landscaping to be retained and enhanced.
Unit 11 Newtons Court Dartford Kent DA2 6QT
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00703/FUL
Conversion of integral garage into habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
1 Stone House Lane Dartford Kent DA2 6FB
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00704/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/20/01299/FUL for provision of a retractable handrail on roof for health and safety purposes.
UCC Coffee Riverside Way Dartford Kent DA1 5BS
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00705/TPO
Application for Twin stem Lime T2 :- Fell -subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1970
2 Penney Close Dartford Kent DA1 2NE
Received 7 May 2021 - Decided21/00706/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension including enclosure of canopy to create a porch
10 Devon Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9AB
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00707/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a rear conservatory
47 Valley View Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LU
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00708/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and erection of a part single/part two storey side/rear extension & new block paving to front driveDemolition of existing garage and conservatory and erection of a part single/part two storey side/rear extension & new block paving to front drive
74 Elm Road Dartford Kent DA1 2SD
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00709/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space and erection of a detached outbuilding to rear to provide annex ancillary to main house
174 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JE
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00710/FUL
Erection of brick boundary walls and gates on north east and south east boundaries (retrospective application)
Sterling Rowhill Road Wilmington DA2 7QQ
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00711/FUL
Provision of a vehicle access onto C362 for 17 Maiden Lane (property within LB Bexley-road within Dartford BC)
Outside 17 Maiden Lane Dartford Kent DA1 4AE
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00712/EDCCON
Consultation on reserved matters application (details relating to appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) pursuant to conditions 2 and 25 of outline planning permission EDC/17/0048 for the installation of a road, including vehicle, pedestrian and cycle access, landscaping and associated works within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Parcel 5A (Swanscombe Edge) Alkerden Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00713/AGR
Application under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to determine whether prior approval is required for erection of 280m2 agricultural building.
Land North East Corner Of Deanscroft Gills Road Darenth Kent
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00714/FUL
Alterations to rear and side fenestration
14 Wentworth Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3NG
Received 10 May 2021 - Decided21/00715/EDCCON
Consultation on Reserved Matters application (relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to condition 2 of outline planning permission EDC/17/0048 for 235 dwellings and associated infrastructure including roads and surface water attenuation together with creation of a neighbourhood Green within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ashmere (Western Village) Phase 2 Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 6 May 2021 - Decided21/00716/TPO
Application to raise tree canopy to roof ridge height subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
1 Jepson Drive Stone Kent DA2 6FR
Received 10 May 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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