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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,069Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,220 approved or refused records
1,317Refused applications
8,903 approved · 1,317 refused · 471 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2008 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
More application records
- Decided25/00726/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed demolition of rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
Tylers Croft Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7AG
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00728/FUL
Installation of two temporary mobile units to be used for medical purposes to provide MRI and ultrasound scans for a period of five years
Outer Carpark JLP Red Car Park Bluewater Shopping Centre Dartford DA9 9ST
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00729/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion incorporating rear dormer window and roof lights on front roof slope
13 Greenfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7PA
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00730/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage to habitable room and rear dormer window in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space.
18 Waid Close Dartford Kent DA1 1UL
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00732/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed dormer loft conversion in rear elevation with new windows, and the installation of roof lights to the front roof slope to facilitate additional habitable accommodation within the loft space
353 Watling Street Dartford Kent DA2 6EP
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00733/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single storey rear extension
6 The Old Yews Longfield Kent DA3 7JS
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00734/TPO
Application for T5 Dead Tree - to carefully section fell leaving a high stump of at least 2 metres for habitat; T7 Ash - to carefully section fell leaving a monolith at 2.5 metres from ground level for habitat; T8 Ash - to carefully section fell as close to ground level as possible, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1964
Withens Nursing Home Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NQ
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00735/CDNA
Submission of details relating to site and building levels (Condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/01286/FUL (granted on appeal) for the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works
Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00736/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear and side extension
73 Maple Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QY
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00737/FUL
Erection of a rear conservatory
31 Bayly Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UY
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00738/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
5 The Oaks Stone Dartford Kent DA2 6PF
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00739/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials (Condition 7), external alterations (Condition 8), doors and windows (Condition 9), plant & screening (Condition 11), terrace screening (Condition 12) pursuant to planning permission DA/22/01460/FUL for the erection of a two storey rear extension at second and third floor levels and provision of mansard roof extension to the front with dormer windows in conjunction with internal reconfiguration to provide 9 additional residential units (Class C3) (taking the total to 11). External alterations including new windows and doors & provision of amenity areas. Retention of commercial use (Class E) at ground floor level.
8-10 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1BY
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00740/CDNA
Submission of details relating to proposed finish ground levels (Condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/20/01202/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings to provide flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)/ B2 / B8, with ancillary office accommodation within Use Class E (g)), together with the creation of a new vehicular access via Butterly Avenue, improvements to the existing vehicular access from Hawley Road, provision of car and cycle parking and service yards, drainage works, landscaping, installation of an acoustic fence and other associated works
Former Lynch Plant Hire And Former Ambulance Station Hawley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1PB
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00742/TPO
Application for area (approx 20 no. trees - marked red) of mixed species to be crown lifted to 5m over the footpath and road, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 2016
Wilmington Grammar School For Girls Parsons Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BB
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00743/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Archaeological Field Evaluation (Condition 12 part i) ) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/01286/FUL (granted on appeal) for the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works
Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00744/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Ecological Enhancement Plan (Condition 13) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/01286/FUL (granted on appeal) for the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works
Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00745/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Construction Environmental Management Plan (Condition 14) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/01286/FUL (granted on appeal) for the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works
Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00746/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
71 Elm Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RX
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00747/ADV
Display of 2 no. freestanding non illuminated tenant directory signs
Orbital One Trading Estate Green Street Green Rd Dartford Kent DA1 1QG
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00751/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/25/00073/FUL for the reduction of width of side extension from 3.8m to 3.6m
5 Essex Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QL
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00752/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials (condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/22/00538/FUL for erection of extension to rear flat roof to create 6 flats, amenity space, allocation of parking spaces and associated works including improvements to West Hill House
West Hill House West Hill Dartford Kent
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00753/FUL
Demolition of existing workshop for the erection of a two-storey extension to create a 1-bedroom self-contained dwelling and alterations to the existing self-contained dwelling
25 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AG
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00754/VCON
Retaining structure in front of the deteriorating front car park existing retaining wall (Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission DA/24/01435/FUL in respect of altering height of the supporting retaining wall due to structural requirements, to be equal in height to the existing retaining wall)
Valley Heights Joyce Green Walk Dartford Kent DA1 5GZ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00755/FUL
Change of use of land to Equestrian and the erection of a stables building comprising 1 stall, 1 tack room, and 1 feed store with associated access onto Nurstead Avenue.
The Paddock Nurstead Avenue Longfield Kent
Received 2 Jul 2025
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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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