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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 dates14,203Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,333 approved or refused records
1,329Refused applications
9,004 approved · 1,329 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided25/01140/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached outbuilding
Helen Allison Hub Brickfield Farm Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01141/TPO
Application to fell 1 No. Sycamore tree (T1) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.3 1989 within Church Hill Conservation Area
6 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7EG
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01144/LBC
Application for Listed Building Consent for alterations to stair tower roof, window to south elevation, stone to east elevation, internal ceiling replacement, internal structural roof repairs, external brickwork repair including chimney and internal opening up works
Manor Gatehouse Priory Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BJ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01145/FUL
Change of use of land for car parking associated with Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and burial ground with associated hardstanding and vehicle access (retrospective)
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church The Brethrens Meeting Hall Leydenhatch Lane Swanley BR8 7PS
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01146/FUL
Dropped kerb installation.
132 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01147/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion comprising a hip-to-gable enlargement, rear dormer extension, and rooflights to the front roof slope
Tudor Lodge New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LT
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01148/TPO
Application to cut back T1 trees overhanging parking bays at 34-40 Thistle Court by 1m (as shown in the attached photographs) and crown reduce 2x Prunus trees (T2 & T3) at Sidmouth Court by 2.5m (as shown by annotated photographs), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1991
Thistle Court And Sidmouth Court Churchill Close Dartford Kent DA1 1QL
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01149/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising of a hip to gable, rear dormer and skylights to the front elevation
186 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HR
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01150/FUL
Demolition of the existing rear extension, conservatory, detached garage and the rear timber shed, and erection of a double storey side and part single/part double storey rear extension and a rear games room/store to the rear of the garden
186 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HR
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01151/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single-storey side extension
21 Lingfield Avenue Dartford Kent DA2 6AP
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01153/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear infill extension, first floor side extension, alterations to the front porch, new lower patio and construction of an outbuilding
5 Rosewood Wilmington Kent DA2 7NA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01155/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and outbuilding
5 Kent Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QR
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01156/FUL
Erection of single storey residential annexe in rear garden
194 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01157/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of integral garage into habitable room with associated alterations to front elevation
14 Barnwell Road Dartford Kent DA1 5QS
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01158/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/22/01522/FUL for the erection of 2 No. 3-bed chalet bungalows and associated landscaping works and parking areas
49 Marcet Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AH
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01159/FUL
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
28 St Johns Road Dartford Kent DA2 6BG
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01160/EDCCON
Consultation on application for 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 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01161/FUL
Erection of a double storey side extension and part one/part two storey rear extension
61 Elm Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RT
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01163/FUL
Replacement of all windows and front door
71 - 82 Kenwyn Road Dartford Kent DA1 2TJ
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01164/TPO
Removal of 1 no. Maple Tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
16 The Oval Longfield Kent DA3 7HD
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01166/CDNA
Submission of details relating to sales office pursuant to condition 20 of planning permission DA/23/01434/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings, conversion of Blocks K and R (also known as The Lodge) for residential use and construction of new residential dwellings, and provision of associated infrastructure including access roads, car parking and landscaping. To provide a total of 93 dwellings
North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01167/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/23/01434/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings, conversion of Blocks K and R (also known as The Lodge) for residential use and construction of new residential dwellings, and provision of associated infrastructure including access roads, car parking and landscaping. To provide a total of 93 dwellings
North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01169/CPO
Consultation from KCC on installation of electric bus charging infrastructure, LV feeder pillar and associated equipment to support the charging infrastructure; 3no. EKO Energetyka Link 450kw electric bus chargers; creation of new entrance and exit accesses for buses and pedestrians; diversion of a Public Right of Way (PRoW) where it crosses the Fastrack bus way; relocation and removal of two existing uncontrolled crossings of the Fastrack busway; new lighting columns; new triangular island bus stop, and associated landscaping
Acacia Hall High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DJ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01170/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/22/00889/FUL in respect of alterations to the fenestration of the house and cladding materials including an increase in height to the side gate and removal of soft landscaping to front elevation
16 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2HP
Received 13 Oct 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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