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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 dates14,383Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,490 approved or refused records
1,345Refused applications
9,145 approved · 1,345 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00145/ADV
Display of 3 no. non-illuminated external totem signs, 11 no. internally illuminated individual block name signs and 2 no. internally illuminated fascia signs
Land East Of Lowfield Street (Copperhouse Green) Dartford Kent
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00146/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 5-bed 5 person HMO (Class C4) with provision of refuse and bike storage and widening of vehicle access
101 Hedge Place Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9JY
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00147/CDNA
Submission of details relating to ecological enhancements (Condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00235/FUL (granted on appeal) for the change of use of land to allow a mixed use of the land for the keeping & exercising of horses and residential to include the siting of 1 No. Static Mobile Home and 1 No. Touring Caravan and their use as two residential units (retrospective)
Jacksons Little Hawklands Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PF
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00149/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external lighting (Condition 6) and waste management (Condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/00235/FUL (granted on appeal) for the change of use of land to allow a mixed use of the land for the keeping & exercising of horses and residential to include the siting of 1 No. Static Mobile Home and 1 No. Touring Caravan and their use as two residential units (retrospective)
Jacksons Little Hawklands Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PF
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00152/CPO
Re-consultation from KCC on details of a Construction Management Plan (CMP) (Condition 5), details of a comprehensive Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) (Condition 6) and details of a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), incorporating a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (Condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/24/985
Land Through Chalk Spine Under B255 Bean Road Bluewater Shopping Centre And Eastern Quarry Dartford Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ST
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00153/FUL
Erection of a single storey front and rear extension, first floor side extension, conversion of garage into a habitable space and insertion of rooflights
241 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PY
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00154/VCON
Erection of a single storey rear extension (Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission DA/25/01354/FUL in respect of an increased rear projection, revised roof design)
35 Anvil Terrace Dartford Kent DA2 7WR
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00155/FUL
Demolition of the existing detached garage and the erection of a single-storey detached annexe for use as ancillary accommodation (granny annexe) to the main dwelling
1A Wallis Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7BE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00157/VCON
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings to provide flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)/B2/B8, with ancillary office accommodation within Use Class E (g)), together with the creation of a new vehicular access via Butterly Avenue, improvements to the existing vehicular access from Hawley Road, provision of car and cycle parking and service yards, drainage works, landscaping, installation of an acoustic fence and other associated works (variation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (phase 2B drainage design), 4 (phasing) & 7 (levels) of permission Ref 25/00760/VCON to allow an interim Open Storage use on Phase 2B with associated works)
Former Lynch Plant Site And Ambulance Station Hawley Road Dartford DA1 1PD
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00158/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor side and rear extensions, alterations to porch with single storey front extension, garage conversion to habitable room and extension of vehicle crossing onto Summerhouse Drive
119 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2ER
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00159/FUL
Construction of a temporary commercial electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, internal access roads/hardstanding and landscaping
Land To The East Of New Barn Road Southfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00160/FUL
Erection of part single/part double storey side extensions
Old Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00162/CPO
Consultation on application for Details of a Transport Management Plan (TMP) pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission EDC/25/0143
Land Off Watling Street Eastern Quarry Swanscombe Kent
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00163/FUL
Conversion of the existing residential dwelling into two flats with associated alterations to elevations
22 Sycamore Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00164/FUL
Erection of a porch to front and pitched roof with roof lights over existing rear extension with insertion of roof lights
5 Alfan Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7HB
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00165/FUL
Erection of a double storey side extension
52 Clarendon Gardens Dartford Kent DA2 6EZ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00166/FUL
Application for change of use from a factory/warehouse (Class B2) to a church (Class F1(f)) including provision of parking
Raven House 291 Watling Street Dartford Kent DA2 6EP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00167/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and skylights to the front roof pitch
10 Groveherst Road Dartford Kent DA1 5JD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00168/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
10 Groveherst Road Dartford Kent DA1 5JD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00169/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, internal alterations including conversion of integral garage to habitable room and pitched roof over the existing part flat roof
32 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00170/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of Archaeological field evaluation works (monitoring) in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable pursuant to Condition 8 (parts A, B and C) of planning permission DA/25/467 (in part)
Acacia Hall Car Park South Of Dartford Town Centre Along Kent Fastway Dartford Kent DA1 1RX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00171/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme & Management Plan pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission DA/25/467
Acacia Hall Car Park South Of Dartford Town Centre Along Kent Fastway Dartford Kent DA1 1RX DA1 1DJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00172/CPO
Consultation from KCC on Biodiversity Gain Plan
Acacia Hall Car Park South Of Dartford Town Centre Along Kent Fastway Dartford Kent DA1 1RX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00173/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of the lighting strategy including exact specifications of the luminaires, their siting, mounting heights, beam angles, shielding measures and illumination levels and the hours of lighting operation pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission DA/25/467
Acacia Hall Car Park South Of Dartford Town Centre Along Kent Fastway Dartford Kent DA1 1RX
Received 16 Feb 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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