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Dartford Borough Council
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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 dates
14,229Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,356 approved or refused records
1,333Refused applications

9,023 approved · 1,333 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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.

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

  1. Decided25/01225/TPO

    Application for removal of T2 Chestnut tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1988

    4 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  2. Decided25/01228/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

    5 Edwin Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DD

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  3. Decided25/01229/CDNA

    Submission of details relating to parking management plan pursuant to condition 20 of 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 28 Oct 2025
  4. Decided25/01230/TRCON

    Application for T1 Magnolia - To reduce and lift crown to previous pruning points, lightly thin crown by 15% and remove any dead or decayed wood and any rubbing/crossing branches, within Southfleet Conservation Area

    1 Church Cottages Church Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9NR

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  5. Decided25/01233/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    40 St Vincents Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5DA

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  6. Decided25/01234/FUL

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, and associated internal alterations

    22 Albert Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DL

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  7. Decided25/01235/BNGBGP

    Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition, pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00702/FUL for the removal of existing play equipment to allow for the redesign and enhancements to the existing Wintergarden Crescent Play Park to deliver new play equipment, landscaping works and associated works at Bluewater Shopping Centre

    Wintergarden Crescent Playground Bluewater Shopping Centre Dartford Greenhithe DA9 9ST

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  8. Decided25/01236/VCON

    Variation of condition 21 of planning permission DA/25/00259/VCON (Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment to provide commercial warehouse development with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping (variation of conditions 2, 22 and 24 of planning permission DA/21/01349/FUL for change of Unit 6 to flexible Class B2 (general industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) with ancillary office use and minor design changes as an alternative to the previously permitted storage and distribution use (Class B8)) to extend the permitted uses at Unit 4 to include Class B2 (general industrial) in addition to the previously consented Class B8 (storage and distribution) use

    Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  9. Decided25/01237/FUL

    Erection of a detached annexe in the rear garden ancillary to the main house (Part-retrospective)

    25 Maple Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QY

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  10. Decided25/01238/TPO

    Application for T1 Cherry Laurel - Reduce in height to 2.5m - Tree is currently approximately 5m in height; T2 Cherry - Fell to ground level; T3 Common Beech - Carry out crown reduction and crown thin. Reduce by approx 2m back to appropriate growth points over the entire crown, Thin reaction growth through centre of crown where appropriate subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1989

    Wilmington Manor Nursing Home Common Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BA

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  11. Awaiting decision25/01239/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings (including loss of a dwelling) and the erection of two E(g)(iii) industrial units, as well as alterations to the internal layout, parking, landscaping, erection of covered cycle parking, refuse and recycling bins, acoustic fencing, and widened vehicular access from B260 Green Street Green Road

    Sherwen Engineering Co Green Street Green Road Longfield Kent DA2 8EB

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  12. Decided25/01240/P14J

    Determination pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 14 (Class J) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the installation of PV solar panels

    Unit 23A Fawkes Avenue Wilmington Kent DA1 1JQ

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  13. Decided25/01241/FUL

    Erection of front infill extension and raising of roof of both properties to create rooms in the roof with front and rear dormers with associated soft and hard landscaping.

    3 & 3A Carlton Avenue Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DR

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  14. Decided25/01242/NONMAT

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/23/01346/COU (granted on appeal) in respect of extending time periods for the submission and implementation of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Site Development Scheme), 5 (access and visibility splays) and 8 (electrical supply)

    Land To East Of M25 South Of Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  15. Decided25/01244/OBB

    Consultation on outline planning application for all matters reserved except access for up to 277 dwellings and up to 1,050sqm (GIA) Class E floor space alongside parking, landscaping, and associated works, within Sevenoaks District Council

    Land North Of Maidstone Road Swanley Kent

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  16. Decided25/01245/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    95 Dale Street Dartford Kent DA1 5TY

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  17. Decided25/01246/LDC

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of land and buildings for Class B8 (Storage & Distribution) in accordance with Planning Permission DA/20/00475/COU granted on 21 April 2021

    Former Heathside Nursery Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AN

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  18. Decided25/01247/FUL

    Change of use of land to residential garden and erection of 2 metre high timber fence and gate

    Land Adjacent To 20 Bayly Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UZ

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  19. Awaiting decision25/01248/FUL

    Erection of 2 No. light industrial/commercial units (Use Class E(g)) in the rear curtilage, operating as part of the wider site, with parking accessed through the existing building. Extension and renovation of existing Serena Memorial Hall for use as a community-focused art space and gallery (mixed use)

    Serena Memorial Hall 396 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 1LA

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  20. Decided25/01251/FUL

    Alteration to existing roof to provide a pitched roof and creation of habitable floorspace within, and demolition of existing conservatory

    Southfort Stables Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  21. Decided25/01253/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear infill extension

    43 Anne Of Cleves Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BG

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  22. Decided25/01254/LDC

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to a 6 bed 6 person HMO (use class C4), loft conversion with rear dormer extension and internal alterations

    13 Fulwich Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UN

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  23. Decided25/01255/LDC

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with a rear and side dormer and roof windows

    2 Shears Close Dartford Kent DA1 2TL

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  24. Decided25/01256/CDNA

    Submission of details relating to bat boxes/bricks pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/24/00363/FUL for structural infilling of former railway bridge using lightweight fill and foamed concrete, and the infilling of an associated 'bowl void', immediately to the north, to support the proposed infill under the bridge

    Railway Bridge Station Road Southfleet Kent

    Received 5 Nov 2025

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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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