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.
8,793 approved · 1,295 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
123A Milton Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LS
Received 7 Dec 202144 Alfred Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SQ
Received 8 Dec 2021Bluewater Shopping Centre Upper Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent
Received 8 Dec 2021310 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1LH
Received 8 Dec 2021Marks And Spencer Unit ANC2 Lower Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent DA9 9SD
Received 9 Dec 202110 Joydens Wood Road Bexley Kent DA5 2HR
Received 9 Dec 2021101 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2ER
Received 9 Dec 2021Former Walnut Tree 11 Highfield Road And First Floor Flat 9 Dartford Kent
Received 9 Dec 202163 Tredegar Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AY
Received 9 Dec 20212 Greenfinches Longfield Kent DA3 7ND
Received 9 Dec 2021Barn End Lane (west Of 1 & 2 Brewers Field) Wilmington Kent
Received 9 Dec 202165 Kirby Road Dartford Kent DA2 6HE
Received 10 Dec 2021Land To East Of Dartford Creek, South Of Bob Dunn Way Dartford Kent
Received 10 Dec 2021Former Walnut Tree 11 Highfield Road And First Floor Flat 9 Dartford Kent
Received 9 Dec 2021Former Walnut Tree 11 Highfield Road And First Floor Flat 9 Dartford Kent
Received 9 Dec 2021Former Walnut Tree 11 Highfield Road And First Floor Flat 9 Dartford Kent
Received 9 Dec 202183 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HQ
Received 10 Dec 20219 Parkwood Hill Greenhithe Kent DA9 9YD
Received 13 Dec 2021Unit 55B Bridge Close Dartford DA2 6QP
Received 13 Dec 202197 Teesdale Road Dartford Kent DA2 6LB
Received 14 Dec 2021The Bridge Plots 32 & 33 Marsh Street North Dartford Kent
Received 14 Dec 202150 Knockhall Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9HJ
Received 14 Dec 20211 The Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ES
Received 14 Dec 202138 Groveherst Road Dartford Kent DA1 5JD
Received 15 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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