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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 dates12,991Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,320 approved or refused records
1,221Refused applications
8,099 approved · 1,221 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00926/FUL
Erection of part two storey/part first floor side extension incorporating conversion of garage to habitable room
55 Page Close Bean Kent DA2 8BX
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00927/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
47 Wellcome Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5JL
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00929/FUL
Erection of a canopy to rear elevation and detached outbuilding to rear garden with canopy (retrospective application)
20 St Martins Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UJ
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00931/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
115 Woodlands Park Bexley Kent DA5 2EW
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00932/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, detached garage & raised front boundary walls.
26 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HE
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00933/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 and erection of a front porch
7 Atlantic Close Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LJ
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00934/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed crown top dormer window to rear elevation & 6 No rooflight windows to front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
13 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00935/FUL
Provision of an external balcony to first floor level, side elevation including new double french doors with sidelite glazing panel
27 Frobisher Way Greenhithe Kent DA9 9JN
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00936/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side infill extension
94 Shirehall Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SF
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00938/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alteration to roof from hip-to-gable for dormer to rear roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
10 Red Lodge Road Bexley Kent DA5 2JW
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00939/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/20/01209/FUL for erection of a two storey rear/side extension to existing dwelling and erection of 1 No. new attached dwelling house, with associated bin storage and parking areas, including demolition of existing outbuildings
100 Fulwich Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UT
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00940/FUL
Erection of a first floor side/rear extension
186 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LH
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00941/FUL
Erection of a detached shed (retrospective application) and proposed extension of existing boundary fence
2 Barker Fields Southfleet Kent DA13 9AL
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00942/FUL
Demolition of the existing conservatory and erection of a two storey rear extension
26 Waterstone Way Stone Kent DA9 9TU
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00943/FUL
Demolition of existing garden room and erection of a detached garden room to rear garden.
24 Abbey Drive Dartford Kent DA2 7WP
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00944/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch
Highview Oakfield Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AA
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00945/FUL
Conversion of integral garage into habitable room together with associated alterations to front elevation
120 Baker Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 2NG
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00946/TPO
Application for T1 - reduce the tree down in height from roughly 11m down by 1.5m -2m and a crown spread of 5m with no reduction on sides, cutting back to good growth points subject to tree Preservation Order No.4 1996
Outside 31 Cameron Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5GN
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00947/OBB
Consultation on an application for outline application (all matters reserved) for the demolition of existing structures and the phased redevelopment to provide; up to 1,950 residential units (Use Class C3), up to 3,225 sqm (GIA) of commercial floorspace (Use Class E and sui generis public house), enhancements to the Abbey Way public open space and provision of associated car and cycle parking; public realm, open space, hard and soft landscape, highways, and all other associated ancillary works within LB Bexley
Land Bound By Harrow Manorway, Yarnton Way, Lensbury Way And Maran Way London
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00948/P20AA
Application under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for construction of two additional storeys to provide 8 flats on detached building in commercial or mixed use)
Cliffside Court West Hill Dartford Kent
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00949/SCREEN
Request for EIA screening opinion for erection of three B8 storage and distribution buildings (unit 4 11,486sqm, unit 5 6,073 sqm, unit 6 11,784 sqm), plus areas for servicing, parking and landscaping. Accessed from Clipper Boulevard.
Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford Kent DA2 6QN
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00950/FUL
Erection of a part two, part first floor, part single storey side/rear extension
1 Hawthorn Road Dartford Kent DA1 2SB
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00951/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
68 Ames Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0JD
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/00952/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
1 Oaklands Road Dartford Kent DA2 6NH
Received 16 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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