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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.
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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 dates13,052Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,363 approved or refused records
1,226Refused applications
8,137 approved · 1,226 refused · 442 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01017/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
564 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA2 6NG
Received 28 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01018/FUL
Conversion of existing attached garage into kitchen with associated alterations to front elevation and installation of new kitchen window and bi-fold doors to rear elevation and roof lights above new kitchen.
10 Barker Fields Southfleet Kent DA13 9AL
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01019/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear elevation and roof lights to front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
56 Lansbury Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5DG
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01020/TPO
Application for T1 Lime tree to reduce the overall size of crown by 6 metres (with intended finished dimensions 18 metres in height and 12 metres spread.) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.9 1995
Outside 22 Sandringham Drive Dartford Kent DA2 7WB
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01023/FUL
Erection of a detached cart lodge garage
1 Hook Green Farm Hook Green Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AL
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01024/FUL
Erection of a detached outbuilding
1 Hook Green Farm Hook Green Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AL
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01026/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion with flat roof dormer to rear elevation roof slope and insertion of 2 rooflights to front elevation roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
297 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PY
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01029/FUL
Erection of a single storey infill extension to link garage to house with conversion of existing garage to habitable room/storage and associated alterations.
4 Foxwood Road Bean Kent DA2 8BH
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01030/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external lighting pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission DA/18/01351/FUL for erection of a college building comprising 2,836 sqm of educational floor space and the provision of associated infrastructure including drainage works, open space, fencing and landscaping
North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01031/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
10 High Trees Stone Dartford Kent DA2 6PL
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01032/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/19/00830/REM (as amended by DA/21/00906/NONMAT and 21/00166/NONMAT) for change to the consented elevations through the addition of glass canopies suspended above ground floor entrances, in order to achieve compliance with Part M4(2) of the Buildings Regulations, as required to satisfy Condition 6 of the planning permission and omission of single storey projection containing 2 parking spaces to the rear of Block L (east elevation)
Phase 3B Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01033/EDCCON
Re-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 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01034/CDNA
Submission of details relating to contaminated land closure report pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/21/00274/VCON for demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide three Class B8 (storage and distribution) buildings with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping
Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford Kent DA2 6QN
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01035/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a two storey rear extension including the creation of windows within the existing first floor side elevations
1 Woodlea Longfield Kent DA3 7HX
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01036/FUL
Demolition of existing house and outbuilding and erection of a detached replacement dwelling house
Burnt Oak House Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QQ
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01038/ADV
Display of 3 No. internally illuminated building identification totem columns, 4 No. internally illuminated car wayfinding totem columns and 3 No. internally illuminated truck wayfinding totem columns.
Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford Kent DA2 6QN
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01039/CDNA
Submission of details relating to contaminated land verification (Phase 3B) pursuant to condition 33 of planning permission DA/18/01557/VCON
Phase 3B Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01040/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/19/01711/FUL (granted on appeal) for demolition of existing double garage and erection of an attached 3-bed dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01041/CDNA
Submission of details relating to landscaping, refuse and cycle stores pursuant to condition 5, details relating to boundary treatments pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission DA/19/01711/FUL (granted on appeal) for demolition of existing double garage and erection of an attached 3-bed dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01043/FUL
Erection of a demountable freezer facility within existing parking area to the west of the existing building and installation of replacement perimeter fencing
8 Capstan Court Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6QG
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01044/EDCCON
Consultation on application for i) retention of 2no. air conditioning units mounted on eastern side elevation ii) retrospective removal of eastern boundary fence and retention of replacement fence, and iii) proposed erection of a single storey rear extension within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
13 Ackers Drive Weldon Ebbsfleet Valley Kent DA10 1AL
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01045/FUL
Erection of a block of 8 No. 1 & 2 bed apartments. Provision of parking, storage and amenity spaces. Alterations including provision of retained wall
St Marys Church Hall Church Hill Stone Kent DA9 9YU
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01046/FUL
Alterations and extensions to former Parish Office associated with conversion of building into two dwellings, comprising demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and erection of two-story rear extension together with the construction of a new first floor, and associated parking and landscaping
53 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 2 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01047/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension including alteration to windows on side elevations
142 Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2TW
Received 2 Jul 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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