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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 dates13,827Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,009 approved or refused records
1,290Refused applications
8,719 approved · 1,290 refused · 462 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Decided21/01609/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alteration to the roof of the existing single storey rear extension
12 Gladstone Road Dartford Kent DA1 1TU
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01610/CDNA
Submission of details relating to remediation strategy and construction environmental management plan pursuant to conditions 3(i) and 3(ii) of planning permission DA/21/00681/FUL for demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of the site for E(g)(iii), B2, and B8 Uses. Redevelopment to include servicing, access, landscaping and means of enclosure.
Former Mercedes Benz Burnham Road Dartford Kent DA1 5BL
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01611/VCON
Application for variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) and remove condition 6 (re sleeping accommodation on ground floor) of planning permission DA/19/00276/VCON to include the revised floor layout of the ground floor and illustrate the ground floor sleeping accommodation is acceptable
41A Cedar Drive Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9EW
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01612/FUL
Installation of a Cathodic Protection (CP) system (including the erection of an electrical equipment cabinet)
Canada Heights Button Street Swanley Kent
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01614/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
18 Berkeley Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 1NH
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01615/FUL
Erection of a detached cart lodge garage
1 Hook Green Farm Hook Green Lane Wilmington DA2 7AL
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01616/S106CD
TRO contribution in relation to Schedule 1, Clause 2.1 of the S106 legal agreement attached to DA/16/01919/FUL (as amended by DA/18/01557/VCON)
Lowfield Development Site Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01618/CDNA
Submission of details relating to code of construction practice pursuant to conditions 4 of planning permission DA/21/00681/FUL for demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of the site for E(g)(iii), B2, and B8 Uses. Redevelopment to include servicing, access, landscaping and means of enclosure.
Mercedes Benz Burnham Road Dartford Kent DA1 5BL
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01619/TDA
Application for determination pursuant to Schedule 2 Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the proposed 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole with wrapround cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
In Front Of Priory Wall Victoria Road Dartford Kent
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01620/FUL
Demolish the existing two storey rear nib, rear extensions and outbuildings and the erection of a three storey rear extension. As well as the subdivision of the existing property, to provide 1 No. 2 bed flat and 8 No. 1 bed flats (9 flats in total). Plus associated parking and amenity space provision.
6 The Brent Dartford Kent DA1 1YG
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01621/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
46 Chestnut Grove Wilmington Kent DA2 7PG
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01622/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
46 Chestnut Grove Wilmington Kent DA2 7PG
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01623/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip to gable for dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
79 St Johns Road Dartford Kent DA2 6BE
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01624/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
79 St Johns Road Dartford Kent DA2 6BE
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01625/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear and front extensions
1 Farthing Close Dartford Kent DA1 5JJ
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01626/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension
3 Fairway Drive Dartford Kent DA2 6AR
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01628/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and decking area
67 James Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NE
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01629/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a detached garage
Bellingham House Hook Green Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AJ
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01630/FUL
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room together with associated alterations to front elevation
48 Page Close Bean Kent DA2 8BX
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01631/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
67 Devon Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9AA
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01632/ADV
Display of 1 x non-illuminated aluminium fascia sign
Ground Floor Fountain House Admirals Park Anchor Boulevard Dartford Kent DA2 6QH
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01633/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
55 Balmoral Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9EZ
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01634/FUL
Demolition of a link between the main dwelling and an ancillary building including alterations to the windows on the side elevation, and erection of a replacement link in the form of an orangery
Rowhill Mount Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QG
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01635/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
167 Fulwich Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UW
Received 26 Oct 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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