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.
9,023 approved · 1,333 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
4 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN
Received 27 Oct 20255 Edwin Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DD
Received 28 Oct 2025West Hill House West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EU
Received 28 Oct 20251 Church Cottages Church Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9NR
Received 28 Oct 202540 St Vincents Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5DA
Received 28 Oct 202522 Albert Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DL
Received 28 Oct 2025Wintergarden Crescent Playground Bluewater Shopping Centre Dartford Greenhithe DA9 9ST
Received 29 Oct 2025Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB
Received 29 Oct 202525 Maple Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QY
Received 30 Oct 2025Wilmington Manor Nursing Home Common Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7BA
Received 30 Oct 2025Sherwen Engineering Co Green Street Green Road Longfield Kent DA2 8EB
Received 30 Oct 2025Unit 23A Fawkes Avenue Wilmington Kent DA1 1JQ
Received 30 Oct 20253 & 3A Carlton Avenue Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DR
Received 30 Oct 2025Land To East Of M25 South Of Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 30 Oct 2025Land North Of Maidstone Road Swanley Kent
Received 30 Oct 202595 Dale Street Dartford Kent DA1 5TY
Received 31 Oct 2025Former Heathside Nursery Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AN
Received 31 Oct 2025Land Adjacent To 20 Bayly Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UZ
Received 3 Nov 2025Serena Memorial Hall 396 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 1LA
Received 3 Nov 2025Southfort Stables Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 3 Nov 202543 Anne Of Cleves Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BG
Received 4 Nov 202513 Fulwich Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UN
Received 4 Nov 20252 Shears Close Dartford Kent DA1 2TL
Received 5 Nov 2025Railway Bridge Station Road Southfleet Kent
Received 5 Nov 2025Records 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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