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.
8,986 approved · 1,326 refused · 475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Pearmain Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9WX
Received 8 Sept 2025Land North Of Edwin Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DH
Received 14 Apr 20259 The Hollies Longfield Kent DA3 7HU
Received 9 Sept 202522 The Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ES
Received 9 Sept 202527 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 9 Sept 20258 Rosedale Close Dartford Kent DA2 6AL
Received 10 Sept 2025Land South Of Crossways Boulevard And North Of St Marys Road Stone Kent DA2 6QL
Received 10 Sept 20255 Brackendene Wilmington Kent DA2 7NB
Received 10 Sept 2025Ashmere Phase 4 (Western Village) Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 10 Sept 202518 Waid Close Dartford Kent DA1 1UL
Received 10 Sept 2025112 Priory Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BN
Received 10 Sept 2025376 Phoenix Place Dartford Kent DA1 2XE
Received 11 Sept 2025Clement Street Farm South Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 11 Sept 202529 Anvil Terrace Dartford Kent DA2 7WR
Received 11 Sept 2025Highcross Cottage 1 Highcross Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PH
Received 11 Sept 2025203 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EW
Received 12 Sept 20259 - 28 Cameron Drive Dartford Kent
Received 15 Sept 202546 Longfield Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7LA
Received 15 Sept 2025Littlestone Continuing Care Unit Bow Arrow Lane Stone Kent DA2 6PQ
Received 15 Sept 202521 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 15 Sept 202521 Brentfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YJ
Received 15 Sept 202514 Pilgrims Way Dartford Kent DA1 1QA
Received 15 Sept 2025Land At Darenth Hill Darenth Kent DA2 7QY
Received 16 Sept 202519 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HJ
Received 16 Sept 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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