Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,992 approved · 1,210 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
70 Gordon Road Dartford Kent DA1 2LQ
Received 11 May 2021Wilmington Manor Lodge Parsons Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BB
Received 11 May 202120 Hayes Road Horns Cross Kent DA9 9DN
Received 11 May 202192 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2NN
Received 6 May 2021Land Rear Of Barton Road Sutton At Hone Kent
Received 5 May 2021Former Croxton & Garry Tiltman Avenue Greenhithe Kent
Received 11 May 2021Land North Of Railway Line Station Road Greenhithe Kent
Received 12 May 202128 Fairlight Cross Longfield Kent DA3 7JD
Received 12 May 20211 Steele Avenue Greenhithe Kent DA9 9PQ
Received 12 May 20214 Hillside Darenth Kent DA2 7JB
Received 11 May 2021Highfield Farm Betsham Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PD
Received 11 May 2021Highfield Farm Betsham Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PD
Received 11 May 2021Highfield Farm Betsham Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PD
Received 11 May 2021Highfield Farm Betsham Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PD
Received 11 May 20218 Kenwood Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7EX
Received 12 May 2021Stone Pit 1 Atlas Park London Road Stone
Received 5 May 2021Stone Pit 1 Atlas Park London Road Stone
Received 5 May 2021Land Adjacent An Teachin Hawley Road Hawley Kent
Received 12 May 202135 Festival Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HR
Received 12 May 2021Homefield Green Street Green Road Longfield Kent DA2 8EB
Received 12 May 202192 Mill Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RZ
Received 13 May 202161 Essex Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QL
Received 13 May 2021Land Adjacent Tudor Court Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QF
Received 13 May 202135 Ash Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SB
Received 13 May 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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