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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 dates13,472Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,701 approved or refused records
1,259Refused applications
8,442 approved · 1,259 refused · 454 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01270/FUL
Provision of roof lights in front and rear elevations, relocation of solar panels on rear elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
2 Elstar Mews Greenhithe Kent DA9 9WU
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01271/FUL
Provision of roof lights in front and rear elevations, relocation of solar panels on rear elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
4 Elstar Mews Greenhithe Kent DA9 9WU
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01273/FUL
Alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear elevation, dormer window and roof light in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
219 Chastilian Road Dartford Kent DA1 3LW
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01278/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey side/rear extension
3 Greenfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7PA
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01279/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
40 Carrington Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XW
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01280/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
5 Ribblesdale Road Dartford Kent DA2 6JH
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01281/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
70 Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7PG
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01282/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of front porch, two storey side extension and part two/part single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage into habitable rooms incorporating its attachment to the main house, provision of roof lights in roof slopes in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
121 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2PA
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01284/ADV
Erection of a freestanding internally illuminated 48-sheet advertisement poster
Goals Leigh Technology Academy Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01286/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated landscaping, car parking, and infrastructure.
Land East Of Lowfield Street (Vauxhall Farm) Dartford
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01287/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed provision of dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
5 Mannock Road Dartford Kent DA1 5QT
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01288/TPO
Application for T565 sycamore, heavy limb overhanging and touching neighbouring garage in Worcester Close - remove this limb to improve overall balance of crown and remove from neighbouring garage subject to Tree Preservation Order No.11 1990
Communal Area Rear Of 1 And 5 Watermans Way Greenhithe Kent
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01289/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
6A Steele Avenue Greenhithe Kent DA9 9PH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01291/FUL
Raising of roof height to provide additional storey of accommodation plus rooms within new roof space, part three storey rear extension, and alterations to convert single dwelling into two semi-detached houses
The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01292/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Drainage Verification Report pursuant to condition 4 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
Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford Kent DA2 6QN
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01293/CDNA
Submission of details relating to contamination pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01294/FUL
Erection of a detached garage and store for building supplies/materials in association with Cryotron (Existing business) (retrospective application)
53 (adj 51) Waldeck Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UA
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01295/VCON
Erection of a single storey rear extension to enclose car port with new garage door facing street (Incorporating variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/20/01335/FUL (granted on appeal)
3 Fairlawn Crescent Greenhithe Kent DA9 9YG
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01296/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree protection pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01297/CDNA
Submission of details relating to levels of land pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01298/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01299/CDNA
Submission of details relating to bin stores pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01300/CDNA
Submission of details relating to boundary enclosures (condition 10), landscaping (condition 12), external lighting (condition 14), bat and bird boxes (condition 15) and electric vehicle charging (condition 16) pursuant to planning permission DA/20/00682/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling, removal of storage container and caravan, and erection of detached dwelling and associated parking and amenity space provision
Radar Cottage Warrigal Farm Sandbanks Hill Darenth Kent DA2 8EH
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/01301/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension to provide a meeting room and two additional clinical rooms
The Surgery 32 Devon Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9AA
Received 12 Aug 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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