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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates13,785Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,967 approved or refused records
1,286Refused applications
8,681 approved · 1,286 refused · 461 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Nov 2008 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided21/01495/FUL
Conversion of the upper floors (first and second) office space into 8 residential units including provision of roof windows. Part conversion of the ground floor commercial space into one residential unit with amenity space. Internal & external alterations including to rear curtilage to provide parking, communal amenity space, refuse and cycle storage.
Waterbridge Court 50 Spital Street Dartford DA1 2DT
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01496/TPO
Application to fell 1 No. Robinia (T6) tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3 1991
Play Area, Manor Park St Peters Close Swanscombe Kent
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01498/FUL
Conversion and change of use of first, second and third floors to residential (Class C3) to provide 4 residential flats and associated alterations. Alterations to flat roof to provide external amenity space.
43 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DJ
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01499/TRCON
Notification for reduction by 50% as per annotated photo of 1 No. tree within Red Street Conservation Area
Halls Cottage Red Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9QE
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01500/COU
Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to HMO-House of Multiple Occupation for up to 9 occupants
144 Swaisland Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BY
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01501/FUL
Erection of detached outbuilding to provide gym hall/store (part retrospective)
77 Brent Close Dartford Kent DA2 6DH
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01502/FUL
Erection of rear conservatory
3 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01503/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single storey side extension
33 Heathclose Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PU
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01505/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/20/00759/FUL for alteration of rear fenestration to propose replacement of window and rear doors, with full width rear bi-fold doors
29 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01506/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 conservatory
1 Oakfield Place Dartford Kent DA1 2SX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01507/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
23 Strickland Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5JR
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01508/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension and conversion of garage into annex
87 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HZ
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01509/FUL
Application for the alteration of the front elevations including erection of front porch, demolition of existing rear conservatory, replacement of windows, rendering, conversion of garage to habitable room, provision of rear dormer window and roof lights in side elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space, erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension with balcony at first floor level
The Anchorage Church Hill Wilmington Kent DA2 7EH
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01511/TPO
Application to remove deadwood and reduce tree as per annotated photo of 1 No. Yew tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1987
9 St Ronans View Dartford Kent DA1 1QD
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01512/OHL
Consultation under the Electricity Act 1989 - Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 by National Grid for the reconfiguration of the overhead lines from Tower VN4 into the new sub station
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01513/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
9 James Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01514/CDNA
Submission of details relating to water usage rates pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/18/01068/FUL for demolition of the existing detached bungalow and erection of a single-storey detached bungalow with additional rooms in the roof including dormer extensions and rooflights.
37 Birchwood Drive Wilmington Kent DA2 7NF
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01516/ADV
Display of 1 No. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 No. internally illuminated projecting sign
Watchgate Minimart 72 Watchgate Darenth Kent DA2 7JY
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01517/VCON
Change of use and conversion of detached stable building to form a self-contained residential 3 bedroom dwelling, with associated alterations to elevations, parking and amenity space; construction of access ramp, including demolition of smaller stable; construction of boundary fences to enclose garden area (variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/18/00477/FUL in respect of change to access road alignment) (including drainage and boundary enclosure details).
Old Mill Equestrian Centre Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01518/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension comprising new patio area
34 Williams Way Dartford Kent DA2 7WF
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01519/NONMAT
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions and provision of a dormer window in rear elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space, incorporating a Non-material amendment following planning permission DA/19/00947/FUL for Juliette balcony in place of window, provision of roof lights to front roof and altered roof to porch
28 St Marys Way Longfield Kent DA3 7PD
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01520/CDNA
Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/21/01219/TPO to fell 1 No. Silver Birch tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3 1991
6 St Peters Close Swanscombe Kent DA10 0BD
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01521/FUL
Erection of 1 No. five bedroom house, and associated parking and amenity space provision
81 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EF
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01522/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
9 Wheatley Close Stone Kent DA9 9QD
Received 29 Sept 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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