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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 dates14,212Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,340 approved or refused records
1,330Refused applications
9,010 approved · 1,330 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01171/FUL
Application for proposed installation of 4 no of condensers on side (North) elevation and roller shutter to the shop front
30 - 32 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HD
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01172/TPO
Application for T1 Plane tree, reduce back selective limbs over garden area from approximately 7m to 5m (reducing back 2m) to growth points; T2 Ash tree, reduce back 3m over extended limbs to neighbouring property from approximately 6m to 3m (reducing back 3m) to growth points; T3-T6 Beech trees, reducing back selective limbs to gable end of property and to roof area, clearing back approximately 2m from property structure, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1992 within Church Hill Conservation Area
The Gatehouse Sackville Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7EB
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01174/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch, and replacement of PRC walls with new brick cavity walls
3 Port Avenue Greenhithe Kent DA9 9NA
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01175/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a rear and side extension with alterations to the roof to create additional rooms in the roof space. Erection of front porch and alterations to fenestration on the front and rear elevations.
1 Alfan Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7HB
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01176/FUL
Application for internal alterations, external works to the rear beer garden, including the erection of new external pool room, fencing to side and rear, pergola to existing ramp, new balustrade, new gates and new decking, and external decorations
The Dartford Sports Bar 13-17 Spital Street Dartford Kent DA1 2DJ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01177/LBC
Application for Listed Building Consent for internal alterations, external works to the rear beer garden, including the erection of new external pool room, fencing to side and rear, pergola to existing ramp, new balustrade, new gates and new decking. External decorations
The Dartford Sports Bar 13-17 Spital Street Dartford Kent DA1 2DJ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01178/ADV
Display of 1 no. freestanding 48 sheet internally illuminated digital poster display of static advertisements
Shell Petrol Burnham Road Service Station Burnham Road Dartford Kent DA1 5BN
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01179/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to provide two additional dental surgery rooms
23 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AG
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01182/CDNA
Submission of details relating to ecological enhancement plan pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/24/01136/FUL for part-retrospective application for the erection of a light industrial building and continued use of an existing building for 3D printing (Use Class E g) iii)) and demolition of an adjacent existing building, as well as associated parking and landscaping.
Land Rear Of Hawks Crane Hire Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01183/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of an outbuilding, comprising of a gym and storage facilities
34 Tennyson Road Dartford Kent DA1 5DJ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01184/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of replacement extension with rooflights
20 Capel Place Wilmington Kent DA2 7PU
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01185/CDNA
Submission of details relating to lighting scheme pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/24/01136/FUL for part-retrospective application for the erection of a light industrial building and continued use of an existing building for 3D printing (Use Class E g) iii)) and demolition of an adjacent existing building, as well as associated parking and landscaping.
Land Rear Of Hawks Crane Hire Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01186/CDNA
Submission of details relating to cycle parking pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DA/24/01136/FUL for part-retrospective application for the erection of a light industrial building and continued use of an existing building for 3D printing (Use Class E g) iii)) and demolition of an adjacent existing building, as well as associated parking and landscaping.
Land Rear Of Hawks Crane Hire Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01187/CDNA
Submission of details relating to foul and surface water drainage strategy pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DA/24/01136/FUL for part-retrospective application for the erection of a light industrial building and continued use of an existing building for 3D printing (Use Class E g) iii)) and demolition of an adjacent existing building, as well as associated parking and landscaping.
Land Rear Of Hawks Crane Hire Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01188/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension and associated internal alterations
Maye Place Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QF
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01189/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
74 Milestone Road Dartford Kent DA2 6DN
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01190/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension and a part two/part single storey rear extension
101 Maple Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QY
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01191/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension
17 And 19 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01192/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and associated works
6 Myrtle Place Dartford Kent DA2 6ER
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01193/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension (retrospective application)
1 The Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ES
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01194/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
17 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HJ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01196/FUL
Erection of an electricity substation
Land At Junction Of Anchor Boulevard And Galleon Boulevard Crossways Business Park Dartford Kent DA2 6QE
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01197/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
19 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HJ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/01198/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
Ashton New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7LT
Received 20 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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