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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,191 approved · 1,232 refused · 445 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
The Coasters Pescot Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7NA
Received 6 Jul 202111 Borland Close Stone Kent DA9 9PD
Received 8 Jul 2021Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 30 Jun 2021Land South Of St Marys Road Stone Kent DA9 9AG
Received 8 Jul 2021Former Council Depot Mead Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 2SH
Received 6 Jul 2021Site Of Former 235 (Former Foresters Pub) High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 8 Jul 202174 Stonehill Woods Park Old London Road Upper Ruxley Sidcup Kent DA14 5FB
Received 8 Jul 2021Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 202114 Western Terrace Dartford Kent DA1 3AY
Received 9 Jul 2021Land Adjacent River Darent North Of Bob Dunn Way Re Riverside Energy Park Belvedere Kent
Received 9 Jul 20216 Fairlight Cross Longfield Kent DA3 7JD
Received 9 Jul 202153 Savoy Road Dartford Kent DA1 5AN
Received 9 Jul 202174 Morgan Drive Horns Cross Kent DA9 9DT
Received 12 Jul 202142 Kirby Road Dartford Kent DA2 6HF
Received 12 Jul 202142 Kirby Road Dartford Kent DA2 6HF
Received 12 Jul 202113 Windsor Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3HW
Received 12 Jul 2021Robimaur Farm Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PF
Received 12 Jul 2021Eagle Farm Rear Of 95 High Road Wilmington Kent
Received 12 Jul 202158 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HX
Received 13 Jul 2021Site Of Former 235 (Former Foresters Pub) High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 8 Jul 2021Site Of Former 235 (Former Foresters Pub) High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 8 Jul 2021Site Of Former 235 (Former Foresters Pub) High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 8 Jul 202114 Clayton Croft Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AU
Received 13 Jul 2021Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 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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