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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 dates14,280Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,397 approved or refused records
1,335Refused applications
9,062 approved · 1,335 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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More application records
- Awaiting decision25/01381/CDNA
Submission of details relating to roof repair works (condition 8) and works to chimneys (condition 14) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00129/LBC for Listed Building Consent for internal and external repair & renovations works including alterations to external steps, roof repairs, replacing windows & doors within later rear addition to the Almshouses, internal skimming throughout, removal of partitions, upgrading w.c facilities; repairs to the existing windows and doors to the original building, upgrades to lighting, essential fire & health and safety upgrades, new kitchen area and redecoration and floor finishes throughout.
Mind Dartford And Gravesham 20 West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EP
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01382/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
78 Cedar Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RS
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01383/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of roof profile from hip to gable, loft conversion with rear dormer extension and front rooflights
26 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01385/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion (including front and rear dormer extensions) and erection of a single storey rear extension
11 Rectory Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0JT
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01387/TPO
Application for G961 Bay - Reduce height by 50% and shape (estimated finished dimensions 7m height and 3m radial spread); T962 Sycamore - Remove lowest limb to South East with decayed wound on lower side. Deadwood crown; T963 Lime - Fell and replace; T964 Lime - Fell and replace; T966 London Plane - Deadwood crown; T967 London Plane - Deadwood crown; T968 Sweet Chestnut - Deadwood crown; G969 2 No. Sycamore - Deadwood crown; T965 Copper Beech - Remove two lowest branches to South, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
Along Jepson Drive And Adjacent The Hollies Stone Dartford DA2 6PD
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01388/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/24/985
Land Through Chalk Spine Under B255 Bean Road Bluewater Shopping Centre And Eastern Quarry Dartford Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ST
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01389/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Travel Plan (Condition 5) of planning permission DA/23/00654/FUL for the erection of a two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear infill extension to form extended veterinary surgery at the ground floor (Use Class E(e)), pet grooming parlour (ancillary) and formation of 1 No. 2 bed apartment (Use Class C3a), plus demolition of rear ancillary outbuildings and provision of associated amenity space and car parking
Swanscombe Veterinary Practice 41 - 43 Swanscombe Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0BQ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01390/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of existing integral garage to habitable space, replacement and relocation of detached garage, roof alterations including hip-to-barn-end gable and three rear crown-roof dormers, and internal alterations
23 Brackendene Wilmington Kent DA2 7NB
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01392/FUL
Erection of single-storey rear extension and single storey front extension
18 Gunn Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0JL
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01394/BNGBGP
Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition, pursuant to planning permission DA/24/00804/FUL for the erection of a Community Diagnostic Centre, a new pedestrian access ramp, associated parking and landscaping
Livingstone Hospital East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1SA
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01395/S106CD
Submission to comply with Schedule 4, Part 2.3 (Feasibility Study) of the Section 106 Agreement pursuant to DA/23/01434/FUL
North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01396/FUL
Erection of a double storey side extension
8 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01397/TPO
Application for T1 - Ash - Cut down to as close to ground level as possible, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1980
17 Maryfield Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HY
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01398/TPO
Application for T1 - Oak tree - crown lift to 4.5m and cutting away from the building to give 2m clearance; G1 - 6 x Holm Oak - cut away from building to give clearance of 2m; T2 - Elm - cut back from building giving 2m clearance, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2000
Rear Of 26 To 35 Mount Nod London Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9HX
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01401/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3 detached dwellings with associated amenity space and parking
Land At Chapter Farm Red Street Southfleet Kent
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01402/CDNA
Submission of details relating to removal of external windows and doors (condition 7) and replacement light fittings (condition 23) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00129/LBC for Listed Building Consent for internal and external repair & renovations works including alterations to external steps, roof repairs, replacing windows & doors within later rear addition to the Almshouses, internal skimming throughout, removal of partitions, upgrading w.c facilities; repairs to the existing windows and doors to the original building, upgrades to lighting, essential fire & health and safety upgrades, new kitchen area and redecoration and floor finishes throughout
Mind Dartford And Gravesham 20 West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EP
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01403/FUL
Application for dormer loft extension and part single/part two storey rear extension
27 Shenley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YF
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01404/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension & new velux roof light to first floor landing
166 Shirehall Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SN
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01406/LBC
Application for listed building consent for structural remedial works to the garden wall north-east of the chapel, introducing buttressing, reinforcement and reconstruction works.
St Johns Jerusalem Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01407/FUL
Erection of composite fence panels at side and rear (retrospective)
15 Coopers Drive Dartford Kent DA2 7WS
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/01408/P1AA
Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for enlargement of a dwelling by construction of additional storey with a maximum height of 11 metres
4 Highview Terrace Priory Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2DB
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01409/TPO
Application for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
132 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01411/CDNA
Submission of details relating to waste management (Condition 3), access plan (Condition 4) and parking plan (Condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/18/00031/COU for the demolition of existing chicken pen and erection of a detached 10 pen cattery (revisions to previously approved planning permission DA/17/00768/COU)
194 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01412/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and two-storey side extension, incorporating additional rooms in the roof space (loft conversion), with a rear dormer window and front rooflights. Removal of existing shed.
14 Littlebrook Manor Way Dartford Kent DA1 5EA
Received 9 Dec 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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