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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 dates12,972Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,307 approved or refused records
1,218Refused applications
8,089 approved · 1,218 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00899/DEMCON
Application for Prior Approval of method of demolition and any proposed restoration of the site for the Proposed Dismantling of the Redundant Above-Ground Gasholder Tank(including columns and small surrounding ancillary structures) pursuant to Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B
British Gas Holder Site Victoria Road Dartford Kent
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00900/CDNA
Submission of details relating to archaeological investigation pursuant to parts a and b of condition 3 of planning permission DA/17/02042/FUL for erection of 4 storey building to provide 12 x 2 bed apartments and associated parking/amenity
Land Adjacent 33 St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00901/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree replacement pursuant to condition 3 of planning consent DA/21/00350/TPO for Ash Tree (T1) - fell, Ash Tree (T2) - fell, Dead tree, species unknown (T3) - fell, Dead tree, species unknown (T4) - fell subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
16 The Oval Longfield Kent DA3 7HD
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00902/EDCCON
Re-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 1 Tiltman Avenue Greenhithe Kent
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00903/EDCCON
Re-Consultation on application for the discharge of conditions 19 & 20 attached to planning permission reference no. EDC/17/0048 relating to submission of an updated Area Master Plan & Design Code for the Alkerden area, identifying a new configuration/location of the Neighbourhood Green in Alkerden North, amendments to the boundary of the Major Urban Park, and broad principles for the retention of Alkerden Farm within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Alkerden Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00905/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
122 Charles Street Stone Kent DA9 9AJ
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00906/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/19/00830/REM in respect of proposed changes to amend the approved car parking layout.
Phase 3B Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00907/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
4 Sycamore Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QS
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00908/S106CD
Submission in relation to S106 Obligation Schedule 1, Clause 7.1 (Public Realm Landscape Management Scheme) Legal Agreement dated 6th Sept 2017 and Second Deed of Variation dated 30th April 2021 attached to DA/16/01919/FUL (as varied by DA/18/01557/VCON) for Phases 1 and 2 only
Phase 1 And 3B Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00909/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
35 Shearwater Longfield Kent DA3 7NL
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00910/CDNA
Submission of details relating to drainage pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/17/02042/FUL for erection of 4 storey building to provide 12 x 2 bed apartments and associated parking/amenity
Land Adjacent 33 St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00911/CDNA
Submission of details relating to contamination pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/17/02042/FUL for erection of 4 storey building to provide 12 x 2 bed apartments and associated parking/amenity
Land Adjacent 33 St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00912/CDNA
Submission of details relating to construction management plan pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DA/17/02042/FUL for erection of 4 storey building to provide 12 x 2 bed apartments and associated parking/amenity
Land Adjacent 33 St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00913/CDNA
Submission of details relating to piling pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/17/02042/FUL for erection of 4 storey building to provide 12 x 2 bed apartments and associated parking/amenity
Land Adjacent 33 St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00914/CDNA
Submission of details relating to western jetty operation pursuant to condition 33 of planning permission DA/19/01515/FUL for redevelopment of site to provide Class B8 (storage and distribution) uses and ancillary B1 uses with associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, works to flood defence and riverside enhancements
Littlebrook Power Station Phase 2 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00915/EDCCON
Consultation on partial discharge of condition 34 - Parts 1, 2 and 3 (contamination) pursuant to outline planning permission EDC/17/0048 in relation to areas in Ashmere Village and the Fastrack corridor through Ashmere and Alkerden (Part 1: Ashmere and Alkerden Villages (excluding Craylands Gorge), Parts 2 and 3: Fastrack, Areas E, F and G) with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ashmere And Alkerden Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00916/COU
Change of use of the existing Mission Hall building (Class F1(f)) within the premises of the Wilmington Community Church site, to a Coffee house / Cafe (Class E(b)) with new glazed entrance door with canopy. As well as car parking provision and creation of a new access ramp.
Wilmington Evangelical Free Church 39 Broad Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AQ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00917/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of 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
13 Woodward Terrace Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DD
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00918/FUL
Conversion of part of garage to habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
8 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00919/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
Wilmington Cottage Broad Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AQ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00920/TPO
Application for T1 Sycamore - remove all regrowth from all stems to the pervious reduction points subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1987
2 Dene Drive Longfield Kent DA3 7JR
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00921/TPO
Application for Oak Tree -crown reduction of 20% (with intended finished dimensions of height 20 metres and spread 16 metres), remove dead branches and reshape it subject to Tree Preservation Order No.9 1995
12 Coopers Drive Dartford Kent DA2 7WS
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00923/VCON
Provision of a new drive thru lane, ground floor extension to building with new drive thru booths, new site access/egress, with the re-arrangement of the car park, a new patio area, bin store and substation (variation of conditions 2 and 20 of planning permission 20/00140/FUL to change the type and specification of external plant to be installed to the rear of the building).
McDonalds Restaurant Bean Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9HY
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00924/FUL
Erection of a single storey front/side extension
4 Axtane Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NB
Received 14 Jun 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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