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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 dates13,155Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,445 approved or refused records
1,233Refused applications
8,212 approved · 1,233 refused · 446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided21/01115/CDNA
Submission of details relating to contamination verification pursuant to part 4 of condition 5 of planning permission DA/20/00296/FUL for use of site as a mixed 'B' Class industrial Sui Generis, erection of a detached building to provide vehicle workshop, office space, welfare facilities, car park and access
Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01116/CDNA
Submission of details relating to invasive species removal pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission DA/20/00296/FUL for use of site as a mixed 'B' Class industrial Sui Generis, erection of a detached building to provide vehicle workshop, office space, welfare facilities, car park and access
Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01117/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree protection measures pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/20/00296/FUL for use of site as a mixed 'B' Class industrial Sui Generis, erection of a detached building to provide vehicle workshop, office space, welfare facilities, car park and access
Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01118/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree/shrub removal regarding bird nesting pursuant to condition 23 of planning permission DA/20/00296/FUL for use of site as a mixed 'B' Class industrial Sui Generis, erection of a detached building to provide vehicle workshop, office space, welfare facilities, car park and access
Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01119/CDNA
Submission of details relating to piling/foundation design pursuant to condition 26 of planning permission DA/20/00296/FUL for use of site as a mixed 'B' Class industrial Sui Generis, erection of a detached building to provide vehicle workshop, office space, welfare facilities, car park and access
Land At Victory Way Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01120/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
58 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HX
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01121/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
92 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2NN
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01122/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a detached outbuilding to provide gym/social space
210 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01123/NONMAT
Non-material amendments following grant of planning permission DA/18/00457/FUL in respect of various minor changes including to the southern service yard, layout of car parking, elevations, floor plans and other associated updating of landscaping plans.
Littlebrook Power Station Phase 1 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01124/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip to gable for provision of dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
91 Teesdale Road Dartford Kent DA2 6LB
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01125/CDNA
Submission of details of materials pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/18/01002/OUT to amend the uppermost roof to grey lead-colour single ply membrane
Former Alma Public House 26 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AB
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01126/TPO
Application for T1 to reduce 1 X Chestnut Tree by 2.0/2.5 metres (intended finished dimensions from 14m in height to 12m in height) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
11 Jepson Drive Stone Kent DA2 6FR
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01127/FUL
Erection of a part two/part first floor/part single storey side/rear extension
82 Keyes Road Dartford Kent DA1 5EN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01128/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear/side extension
82 Keyes Road Dartford Kent DA1 5EN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01129/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
82 Keyes Road Dartford Kent DA1 5EN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01130/OBB
Consultation on Hybrid planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures; site preparation works; up to 2,500 dwellings [Use Class C3] and supporting infrastructure. Outline approval (with all matters reserved) sought for: up to 2,158 dwellings comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3-bedroom units (Use Class C3); a serviced plot for a new primary / nursery school up to 2,300 sq.m; a health centre up to 1,000 sq.m (Use Class D1); community pavilion of up to 500 sq.m (Use Class D1); convenience retail store up to 400 sq.m (Use Class A1); public art together with associated vehicle parking, open space, landscape and public realm provision, ecological mitigation, highways, pedestrian and vehicular access routes, and other associated engineering, utilities and infrastructure works. Creation of a new additional vehicle access.Detailed approval sought for: 342 dwellings (Use Class C3) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3-bedroom units; linear park; a lido facility with changing room facilities up to 340 sq.m (Use Class D1) and ancillary caf� up to 100 sq.m (Use Class A3); 3km of mountain bike routes and a pump track, a pedestrian / cycle link tunnel from Lakeside Shopping Centre underneath the A1306, and vehicular access from the A1306 and MSA roundabout (bus / emergency) within Thurrock
Arena Essex Arterial Road Purfleet Essex RM19 1AE
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01131/FUL
Provision of a vehicle access onto A296
188 Watling Street Stone Kent DA2 6EN
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01132/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
82 Keyes Road Dartford Kent DA1 5EN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01133/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
5 Blenheim Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EB
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01135/S106CD
Submission pursuant to the Third Schedule, clause 1.2 payment of Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) contribution Section 106 Legal Agreement dated 24 May 2017 attached to DA/16/1601/FUL for Erection of 6 blocks of between 3 and 6 storeys comprising 403 Dwellings together with basement and surface parking for 449 vehicles and 696 bicycles: plus amenity space, play area and public open space and associated infrastructure works at Abbot Murex site and Part Millpond Land to South, Lower Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent
Abbot Murex Biotech Building 75 Lower Hythe Street Dartford Kent DA1 1BN
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01136/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/21/00510/FUL for reduction in proposed extension width
224 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01137/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey rear extension
10 Marcus Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JX
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01138/FUL
Erection of a detached garage in front garden
The Conifers New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LG
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/01139/FUL
Erection of single storey side extensions with accommodation in roof space and single storey rear extension and front porch together with roof light in front elevation
57 Alfred Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SG
Received 15 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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