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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.
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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 dates14,336Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,447 approved or refused records
1,339Refused applications
9,108 approved · 1,339 refused · 481 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Oct 2007 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided26/00060/FUL
Proposed roof extension, side dormer, and roof lights to incorporate additional dental surgery and waiting rooms over existing parking area, supported by columns
23 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AG
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00061/FUL
Change of use to 7-person HMO (Sui Generis) and engineering works to front garden for provision of parking
72 Hedge Place Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LH
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00062/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 two single storey rear extensions
Temple Sheen Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QG
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00063/EDCCON
Reconsultation from KCC on a submission of a Verification Report confirming the completion and effectiveness of Phase 2 remediation works (Condition 12), and a Surface Water Drainage Verification Report (Condition 13), pursuant to planning permission reference EDC/22/0110 for a waste management facility, within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Unit 6, Rod End Estate Northfleet Industrial Estate Lower Road Northfleet Kent DA11 9SN
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00064/TPO
Application for T1 Mature Oak Tree - Reduce crown spread by 3m from 15m to 12m and reduce height by 2m from approx. 20m to approx. 18m, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 2007
52 Joydens Wood Road Bexley Kent DA5 2HT
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00065/CDNA
Submission of details relating to internal noise levels (Condition 3) of planning permission DA/24/01445/FUL for the provision of separate access from the rear incorporating metal railings & change of use of upper floors from commercial to 1-bed flat
13 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EN
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00066/CDNA
Submission of details relating to drainage systems for the infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground, pursuant to condition 9 of planning permission DA/25/00384/FUL for the erection of single storey extension including roof windows to provide additional incidental kitchen, plant room, offices and meeting rooms. Installation of roof mounted solar panels. Additional hard-surfaced area
Stone Pavilion Hayes Road Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DS
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00067/FUL
Erection of 1no. Treatment Plant Process Building
Thames Water Works And Pumping Station Powder Mill Lane Wilmington Kent DA1 1NT
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00068/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
61 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00070/BNGBGP
Submission of details relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan pursuant to conditions 3 & 4 of planning permission DA/25/00384/FUL for the erection of single storey extension including roof windows to provide additional incidental kitchen, plant room, offices and meeting rooms. Installation of roof mounted solar panels. Additional hard-surfaced area
Stone Pavilion Hayes Road Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DS
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00071/FUL
Erection of a part two storey/part single storey rear extension
123 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00074/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
239 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00075/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights in front roof slope
239 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00076/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed formation of a rear dormer and the installation of rooflights in front roof slope in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space
12 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00077/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
12 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00078/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/25/01329/FUL in respect of change of window frame colour from dark grey to black
16 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2HP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00079/FUL
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, creation of a basement, external alterations, conversion of garage to habitable room, infill extension and roof lights
15 Wallis Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7BE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00080/TPO
Application for T1 Silver Birch - Crown reduce to previous pruning points (1-1.5m), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3 1971
4 Woodberry Grove Bexley Kent DA5 2JT
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00081/FUL
Erection of a first-floor rear extension
Rowhill Lodge Rowhill Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7QH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00082/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Contamination Report (Condition 3) in part pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00051/FUL for the erection of a new dwelling including bin and cycle storage with associated parking
118B Park Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SZ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00083/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a hip-to-gable rear dormer loft conversion and all associated works
48 Sussex Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/CPO
Consultation from KCC on Section 73 application to vary conditions 35 & 37 of planning permission GR/23/376 to allow vehicle movements 7 days a week
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/EDCCON
Consultation on full planning application for the phased demolition of existing buildings and the erection of flexible B2/B8/E(g)(ii)/E(g)(iii) units, with new accesses, internal roads, parking, drainage, landscaping and associated works (Manor Way Business Park), within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Manor Way Business Park Manor Way Swanscombe Kent
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00087/TPO
Application for T1 - Reduce Ash outside No.4 East Wing from 14m in height and 4m crown spread to 10m in height and 3m crown spread, and remove east stem to create single dominant stem; T2 - Reduce Cherry outside No.6 East Wing from 12m in height and 3m crown spread to 9m in height and 2m in crown spread subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
North Of East Wing Chapel Drive Dartford Kent
Received 28 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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