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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.
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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 dates14,104Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,250 approved or refused records
1,320Refused applications
8,930 approved · 1,320 refused · 473 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided25/00822/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed replacement of a front window with a full-height door, conversion of the existing garage into a home office and change of existing side door with full height window.
278 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PZ
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00823/CDNA
Submission of details relating to construction management plan (condition 4) pursuant to planning permission DA/22/00538/FUL for the 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 DA1 2EU
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00824/CDNA
Submission of details relating to details of surface water and foul water drainage systems pursuant to Condition 5 of Planning Permission DA/19/01233/COU (granted on appeal) for change of use of land to a gypsy and traveller site to accommodate 4 x two bed static homes, new access road and parking
Eagle Farm Rear Of 95 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BW
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00826/S106CD
Submission to comply with Schedule 3, Part 2.1.1 (Restoration Works Scheme) of the Section 106 Agreement pursuant to DA/23/01434/FUL
North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00830/FUL
Change of use from Community Use (F2) with first floor flat (C3 residential) to create four flats and one dwelling (C3 residential) with new rooflights and 2 rear dormers to proposed apartment building. Single storey link section to be demolished; provision of parking with access from Church Road with cycle store and bin stores and creation of private amenity areas
Sutton Court 12 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HA
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00831/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension and a front porch
233 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00832/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed single-storey extension to the existing school building, to provide additional nursery spaces
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy Cherry Orchard Castle Hill Ebbsfleet Valley Kent DA10 1AD
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00834/CDNA
Submission of details relating to materials schedule and landscaping, pursuant to Conditions 5 and 6 of Planning Permission DA/23/00278/FUL for the demolition of existing dwelling, detached garage and shed outbuilding. Erection of new dwelling with linked garage. Associated hard and soft landscaping works
56 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HE
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00835/FUL
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of an outbuilding to serve as a residential annexe
42 Cavell Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5NS
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00836/TPO
Application for T1. Oak - Reduce in height by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m and T2. Oak - Reduce in height by 2.5m. Current height 17m leaving at 14.5m and removal of deadwood, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 2021
122 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2ES
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00838/FUL
Temporary use of the West Car Park for seasonal events and leisure activities, including amusement rides, attractions, food and drink stalls and associated facilities
West Car Park At Bluewater Shopping Centre Dartford DA9 9ST
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00839/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
38 Foxwood Way Longfield Kent DA3 7LD
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00840/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of a new dwelling
The Hermitage Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DX
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00841/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
69 Heather Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3LF
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00842/OBB
Consultation on application for request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for the erection of B8 units, an operational depot including workshop and storage facilities with associated access, parking and landscaping, within Thurrock Council
Land Adjacent Vopak Oil Terminal Burnley Road West Thurrock Essex
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00843/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
Temple Sheen Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QG
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00844/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for erection of a single storey side extension
Temple Sheen Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QG
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00845/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/22/01184/REM in respect of alternative materials for un-adopted roads and parking courts
Stonepit 2 Phase 2 St James Lane Horns Cross Greenhithe
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00846/FUL
Application for partial demolition and rebuilding and upward extension of former Parish office together with two-storey rear extension, to provide two dwellings (Part retrospective)
53 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00847/FUL
Hip to gable loft conversion to create a habitable space, incorporating a rear dormer and roof lights in front roof slope
15 Greenfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7PA
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00848/TPO
Application for 356 Sycamore - Remove declining central stem, remove deadwood greater than 25mm; 359 Lime, 363 Lime, 365 London Plane, 370 Ash, 372 Ash - remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter; 362 Ash - reduce the branches back from the street light by 1m; 367 Horse chestnut, 368 Horse Chestnut, 381 London Plane - crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance; 369 Horse Chestnut - reduce branches back from the structure by 2m, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.9 1995
All The Trees Are Located Along And Adjacent To Sandringham Drive, Calvert Drive, Abbey Drive Dartford
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00849/TPO
Application to remove T1 and T2 diseased Ash Trees and replace with a new healthy tree. T3 Holm Oak - Remove dead and dying branches, and reduce canopy by 2m from approx. 25m to 23m, as well as reduce some low branches (as per annotated photo), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1973, Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988 and Tree Preservation Order No.12 1995
8 The Hollies New Barn Kent DA3 7HU
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00850/FUL
Partial conversion of garage into habitable space, increase to front projection height, installation of a roof light, and external fenestration changes
45 Essex Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QL
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00855/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external lighting pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/25/00156/FUL for conversion of existing tennis courts to padel courts with associated fencing, cover (to one court) and flood lighting
David Lloyd Sports Centre Darenth Road Dartford Kent DA1 1NJ
Received 23 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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