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.
9,053 approved · 1,335 refused · 479 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2008 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 Anvil Terrace Dartford Kent DA2 7WR
Received 24 Nov 2025Fairdene Nurstead Lane Longfield Kent DA3 7AN
Received 25 Nov 2025651-661 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA2 6EF
Received 25 Nov 2025Greenfield Red Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9QJ
Received 25 Nov 202515 Bevans Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LN
Received 25 Nov 20258 St Marys Way Longfield Kent DA3 7PD
Received 25 Nov 20258 Marcus Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JX
Received 25 Nov 202546 Devonshire Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 3DW
Received 26 Nov 2025119 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2ER
Received 26 Nov 2025Alfan Lane Full Gospel Church 1A Alfan Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7HB
Received 26 Nov 2025Questor Estate Land Rear Of Hawley Service Station Hawley Road Hawley Kent
Received 26 Nov 2025Foxlea House Puddledock Lane Hextable Kent DA2 7QE
Received 26 Nov 2025376 Phoenix Place Dartford Kent DA1 2XE
Received 27 Nov 202539 Eton Way Dartford Kent DA1 5HL
Received 27 Nov 20251 Alkerden Lane Swanscombe Kent DA10 0EG
Received 28 Nov 202514 Stanham Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AW
Received 28 Nov 202539 Eton Way Dartford Kent DA1 5HL
Received 27 Nov 2025Hawkspare Ltd Hawkins Yard Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 28 Nov 2025Hawkspare Ltd Hawkins Yard Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 28 Nov 202539 Brentfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YJ
Received 28 Nov 202582 Keyes Road Dartford Kent DA1 5EN
Received 1 Dec 2025Longreach Sewage Treatment Works Marsh Street Dartford Kent DA1 5PP
Received 28 Nov 202568 Central Road Dartford Kent DA1 5UN
Received 1 Dec 2025Ballarat Garden Place Wilmington Kent DA2 7EP
Received 1 Dec 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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