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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 dates13,879Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,060 approved or refused records
1,294Refused applications
8,766 approved · 1,294 refused · 464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/01749/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
86 Watling Street Stone Kent DA2 6AF
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01750/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
138 Colney Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UH
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01751/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey timber gazebo at rear of property
2 The Hollies Longfield Kent DA3 7HU
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01752/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer window to rear elevation & 3 No. rooflight windows to front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
22 Sherbourne Close Dartford Kent DA1 5WQ
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01753/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 9 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
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01754/CDNA
Re-submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to conditions 7 of planning permission DA/17/02082/FUL for erection of 3 No. apartment buildings comprising 70 No. residential units with associated access, parking amenity and landscaping
Land South Of St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01755/CDNA
Submission of details relating to electric vehicle charging points pursuant to condition 25 of planning permission DA/19/00575/FUL for erection of a five storey building comprising 24 affordable shared ownership dwellings (to be delivered in substitution for Building 1, part of the development approved under application 17/02082/FUL) with associated, access, parking, amenity and landscaping.
Land South Of St Marys Road Stone Kent
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01756/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/20/01207/FUL in respect of window and footprint changes (increase in depth of southern extension)
Temple Hill County Youth Club Temple Hill Square Dartford DA1 5HX
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01757/NSCDNA
Submission to discharge requirements 4, 5 and 6 Biodiversity and Landscape mitigation Strategy in relation to the consent granted for a Riverside Energy Park at Belvedere, pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Riverside Energy Park order 2020 (as amended)
Land Adjacent River Darent North Of Bob Dunn Way Re Riverside Energy Park Belvedere Kent
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01759/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension
3 Beaton Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9QN
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01760/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, erection of a single storey rear/side extension, detached sun room
92 Hayes Road Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DW
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01761/VCON
Construction of ready mix concrete plant on existing quarry site (incorporating variation of condition 2 of planning permission DA/18/01060/FUL (approved drawings) for amendments/additions to site layout including provision of new modular office/welfare building).
Darenth Road Quarry Darenth Road Dartford Kent
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01762/FUL
Erection of a two side extension, single storey wrap around rear extension, modify the porch and provision of dormer window and roof light in rear roof slope and roof lights in front roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
108 North Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NB
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01763/FUL
Demolition of existing shed and erection of a detached wooden outbuilding on top of existing concrete base to be used for storage or games room (retrospective application)
17 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HF
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01764/FUL
Conversion of chapel into one dwelling. Internal & external alterations including provision of first floor, roof lights, windows, entrance, amenity space, cycle and refuse store and provision of parking spaces
274 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HJ
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01765/FUL
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a 5 bedroom house and detached double garage
102 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01766/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for propose erection of a single storey side extension
13 Queens Gardens Dartford Kent DA2 6HZ
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01767/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey extension to detached garage.
The Courtyard New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LQ
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01768/OBB
Consultation on EIA Scoping Request for the erection and operation of an asphalt plant and road planings recycling facility, ancillary facilities and access on land off Burnley Road, West Thurrock within Thurrock Council
Land Adjacent Vopak Oil Terminal Land In Thurrock Thurrock Essex
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01769/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single storey side extension and elevations alterations
182 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2PW
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01770/FUL
Application to infill top floor balcony on front elevation
28 Moorhen Walk Stone Kent DA9 9TZ
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01771/FUL
Erection of 2 No. detached storage units
165A Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2TW
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01772/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hip to gable for provision of dormer window with Juliette balcony in rear elevation, roof lights in front elevation and window in side gable in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
2 Hope Cottages Bean Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AZ
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01774/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials for balconies (Phase 2) pursuant to condition 17 of planning permission DA/18/01557/VCON
Phase 2-Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 23 Nov 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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