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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 dates14,315Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,428 approved or refused records
1,338Refused applications
9,090 approved · 1,338 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Decided25/01477/FUL
Erection of car port (Part retrospective)
39 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HG
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01478/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
23 Studley Crescent Longfield Kent DA3 7JL
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01479/CDNA
Submission of details relating to landscaping (Condition 2) and NDSS / M4(2) compliance (Condition 4) pursuant of planning permission DA/25/00103/VCON for the erection of a pair of two storey 2- bedroom semi-detached houses together with associated off-street car parking spaces, amenity space and shed and cycle stores
2 Myrtle Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RJ
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01480/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/23/01346/COU (granted on appeal) in respect of an extended period to allow the additional information/clarification relating to surface and foul drainage details
Land To East Of M25 South Of Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01481/VCON
Change of use of land for a Showpeople's Family Quarters to form 7 permanent plots for travelling show people with associated equipment storage, equipment washing and testing area, access, amenity, SUDs, landscaping and earth bund (Variation of Condition 4 of planning permission DA/23/01346/COU (granted on appeal) in respect of an extended period to allow the approval of additional information/clarification relating to surface and foul drainage)
Land To East Of M25 South Of Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00001/PMA
Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required for change of use from day nursery (Use Class D1) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
25 Essex Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AU
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00002/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension.
4 Langworth Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ET
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00003/FUL
Provision of a vehicular access onto A2026
10 Burnham Road Dartford Kent DA1 5AL
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00004/SCREEN
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for new crematorium, burial grounds and associated infrastructure
Mabledon Hospital Site Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/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
98 North Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NB
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00006/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single-storey rear and side extension, loft conversion with rooflights, conversion of an existing integral garage to habitable accommodation and associated internal alterations
10 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided25/00139/VCON
Erection of detached outbuilding for storage/garden use (Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 3 (to exclude 'additional' solar panels from permitted development rights) of planning permission DA/22/00026/FUL in respect to amendments to elevations, roof slope, provision of solar panels on the northern roof slope, air conditioning, battery storage, and heat recovery units (retrospective)
30 Longfield Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7LE
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided26/00008/TPO
Application for Oak tree - Reduce eastern (left) side by 2 metres (radial spread from 8.5m to approx. 6.5m) and southern (back) side of tree by 2 metres (radial spread from 8.2m to approx. 6.2m), as per annotated photo, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1957
38 Squires Way Wilmington Kent DA2 7NW
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00009/FUL
Erection of a proposed single storey rear wrap-around extension, loft conversion including rear L-shaped dormer, erection of an outbuilding and internal alterations
180 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JE
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00010/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear freezer unit
9 Birchwood Parade Woodside Drive Wilmington Kent DA2 7NJ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00012/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, and first floor side extension with re-configuration of roof.
12 Devonshire Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 3DW
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00014/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with raising hip to gable and dormer extension
15 Marcus Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JX
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00015/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion into habitable room
48 Joyce Green Lane Dartford Kent DA1 5HH
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00016/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
New Croft The Close Longfield Kent DA3 7JA
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00017/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch
40 James Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NF
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00018/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer and roof windows to front elevation
40 James Road Dartford Kent DA1 3NF
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00020/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balcony, to provide habitable accommodation within the existing roof space
27 Oakfield Park Road Wilmington Kent DA1 2SR
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00021/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension, roof alterations including roof windows to the front roof slope, installation of solar panels, rear garden alterations and associated internal works
27 Oakfield Park Road Wilmington Kent DA1 2SR
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00027/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
69 Cavell Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5NS
Received 12 Jan 2026
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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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