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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 dates12,858Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,219 approved or refused records
1,210Refused applications
8,009 approved · 1,210 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- Decided21/00743/FUL
Erection of a detached summer house, swimming pool and a single storey side/rear extension.
170 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JE
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00744/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
Homefield Green Street Green Road Longfield Kent DA2 8EB
Received 12 May 2021 - Decided21/00745/FUL
Provision of a dormer window with Juliette balcony to rear, alteration of pitched to flat roof over bathroom to outrigger also to rear, addition of 2 No. rooflights to front roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
2 Gladstone Cottages Red Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9QF
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00746/FUL
Demolition of existing stable block and erection of a stable block and barn store with associated hardstanding area.
Pheasants Field St Margarets Road Darenth Kent
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00748/PMA
Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required for change of use of part of existing ground floor shop and the whole of the existing first floor to residential (Class C3) to provide 1 dwelling
220 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HP
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00749/EDCCON
Consultation on an application for reserved matters application (siting, design, external appearance and landscaping) pursuant to conditions 2 and 19 of outline planning permission EDC/16/0045 relating to alloments and associated car parking within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ebbsfleet Green Former Northfleet West Sub Station Southfleet Road Swanscombe Kent
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00750/FUL
Erection of an attached self-contained two storey, 2 bed dwelling
The Fulwich Hotel 150 St Vincents Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XE
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00754/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of single storey extension comprising expanded kitchen, new classroom, toilets and store.
Dimples Day Nursery Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA2 7HT
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00755/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension and front extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
100 Warren Road Wilmington Kent DA1 1PL
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00756/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
5 Southfield Court Joyce Green Lane Dartford Kent DA1 5PH
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00757/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of dormer window in rear elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
5 Southfield Court Joyce Green Lane Dartford Kent DA1 5PH
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided21/00758/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
49 Larch Road Dartford Kent DA1 2LF
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00760/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
22 Whites Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9JL
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00761/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear roof slope and roof lights in front roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space; changes to soil/vent pipe
47 Marcet Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AH
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00765/TPO
Application for removal of 4 No. Lawson Cypress trees down to ground level-replant with Cherry Laurel Trees (T1, T2, T3 and T4) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
71 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00766/FUL
Extension of vehicle access onto C361
121 Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2TW
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00767/TRCON
Notification for crown reduction as per annotated picture and the removal of damaged/diseased limbs of 1 No. Cherry tree within Hook Green Conservation Area
Friary Court Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NQ
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00768/FUL
Erection of a single storey summerhouse with associated raised decking to rear garden
32 Windsor Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3HN
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00769/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
149 Hawley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1PB
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided21/00770/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
8 Carsington Gardens Wilmington Kent DA1 2SS
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00771/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey front extension with additional rooms in the roof space above
49 Longfield Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7LA
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00772/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
79 Windsor Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3HW
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00773/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space and demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
137 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/00774/FUL
Erection of a single storey enlargement of existing rear extension.
13 Lawrence Hill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AG
Received 18 May 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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