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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 dates13,921Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,099 approved or refused records
1,297Refused applications
8,802 approved · 1,297 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided21/01860/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
63 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JN
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01861/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear dormer window with Juliette balcony and three rooflights to front roofslope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
63 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JN
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01862/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
16 Wheeler Close Dartford Kent DA1 5UL
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01864/FUL
Erection of a replacement front boundary wall, fencing and gates, as well as associated works (part retrospective)
Rowhill Mount Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QG
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01865/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
15 Fairway Drive Dartford Kent DA2 6AR
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01866/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
142 Swaisland Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BY
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01867/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
112 Trevithick Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5LJ
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01868/VCON
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/19/01465/FUL in respect of amendments to site entrance in relation to consent granted for demolition of garages and erection of 4 flats and 3 houses including new access drive, off-street parking, bin & cycle storage and both private and communal garden areas
Land Rear Of 150-160 Milton Road Milton Road Swanscombe Kent
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01869/TPO
Application to fell to ground Level 1 No. (T1) Silver Birch tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.16 1983
35 Stonehill Woods Park Old London Road Upper Ruxley Sidcup Kent DA14 5AS
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01870/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension with enlargement of roof and elevational alterations and provision of a rear dormer window with Juliette balcony in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
182 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2PW
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01871/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
5 Shears Close Dartford Kent DA1 2TL
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01872/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, provision of a dormer window in rear elevation, roof lights in from front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space and floor plan redesign and all associated works (revisions to previously approved planning permission DA/21/00424/FUL)
The Orchards 10 The Coppice Bexley Kent DA5 2EA
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01873/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension and part one, part two storey rear extension
30 Foxwood Way Longfield Kent DA3 7LD
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01874/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey lean-to rear and side extension and ancillary alterations to include: demolition of existing concrete garage in garden, internal layout changes, new lean-to porch roof, removal of tile hanging and replacement with white render and new dropped kerb onto new porous paving driveway.
71 Chestnut Grove Wilmington Kent DA2 7PQ
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01875/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip to gable for provision of a dormer window in rear elevation, roof lights in front elevation and gable window in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
10 Walkley Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BH
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01876/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of existing garage to habitable room with window at front and erection of a single storey rear extension
42 Lunedale Road Dartford Kent DA2 6LN
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01877/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension
87 Hallford Way Dartford Kent DA1 3AA
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01878/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
91 Attlee Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5DN
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01879/FUL
Erection single storey rear extension and new steps from patio to rear garden
59 Caspian Way Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LD
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01880/EDCCON
Re-consultation on reserved matters application (details relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to condition 2 and 25 of outline planning permission EDC/17/0048 for the erection of 182 dwellings and associated parking, open space and infrastructure within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (additional information received)
Alkerden (Parcel 5A) Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01881/FUL
Replacement plant at roof level
Marks And Spencers Unit ANC2 Lower Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent DA9 9SD
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01882/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate proposed for demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, front porch and rooflights in rear and side roof slopes
Lumbersland Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HD
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01883/FUL
Removal of fence (retrospective) and erection of double set of gates on rear boundary
5 Meriel Walk Greenhithe Kent DA9 9GL
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01884/FUL
Erection of a single-storey building for mixed use restaurant and hot food takeaway, incorporating a dedicated 'drive-thru' facility and associated reconfiguration of car park and landscaping.
Asda Superstores Crossways Boulevard Dartford Kent DA9 9BT
Received 22 Dec 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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