Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dartford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,784 approved · 1,295 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Redeemed Church Of God City Of David 46 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HJ
Received 29 Nov 2021Waitrose Supermarket 63 Station Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QA
Received 30 Nov 202111 Harold Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SA
Received 30 Nov 202125 Stanhope Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AN
Received 30 Nov 202141 & 43 Brentfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YJ
Received 30 Nov 202117 Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QE
Received 30 Nov 202134 Squires Way Wilmington Kent DA2 7NW
Received 30 Nov 20211 Ayers Cottages Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PG
Received 29 Nov 202120 Oakfield Park Road Wilmington Kent DA1 2ST
Received 30 Nov 2021North End Farm Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent
Received 1 Dec 2021Woodlawn New Barn Road Longfield DA3 7JE
Received 1 Dec 2021Land East Of Tiltman Avenue Swanscombe Peninsular Northfleet Kent DA10 0PP
Received 1 Dec 2021Alkerden Gateway Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 1 Dec 202199 Elm Road Dartford Kent DA1 2SD
Received 2 Dec 2021Unit 2 Twistleton Court Priory Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EN
Received 2 Dec 2021Unit 2 Twistleton Court Priory Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EN
Received 2 Dec 20211 Kingfisher Drive Greenhithe Kent DA9 9RS
Received 3 Dec 2021Hawley Mill Hawley Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SY
Received 3 Dec 202149 Elm Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RT
Received 3 Dec 202130 Clarendon Gardens Dartford Kent DA2 6EZ
Received 3 Dec 202113 Joydens Wood Road Bexley Kent DA5 2HS
Received 3 Dec 20212 Dene Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ND
Received 6 Dec 202134 Broad Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0DR
Received 6 Dec 2021Ikea Distribution Centre Unit 1 Harris Way Dartford Kent DA1 5XT
Received 7 Dec 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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