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.
9,156 approved · 1,346 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Cherry Orchard Manor Road Longfield Kent DA3 8LD
Received 23 Feb 20265 Weird Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HT
Received 23 Feb 2026Betsham House, Annexe Westwood Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LZ
Received 23 Feb 2026Betsham House, Annexe Westwood Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LZ
Received 23 Feb 202634 And 36 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EG
Received 24 Feb 202648 Northdown Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QW
Received 24 Feb 2026Joyden Park Way Bexley Kent DA5 2JD
Received 24 Feb 202610 Littledale Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 7HU
Received 24 Feb 2026Shears Close Communal Grounds, Dartford - Land Bordering Shears Close And Oakfield Lane
Received 24 Feb 202613 Spital Street Dartford Kent DA1 2DJ
Received 24 Feb 202613 Spital Street Dartford Kent DA1 2DJ
Received 24 Feb 202654 Harold Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SA
Received 25 Feb 2026Area Of Borough North Of A2
Received 8 Dec 2025Area Of Borough South Of A2
Received 8 Dec 2025The Green Man Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7AS
Received 25 Feb 2026Dartford Library Central Park Market Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EU
Received 25 Feb 202641 Eglinton Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0HS
Received 25 Feb 2026Formerly Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EW
Received 25 Feb 2026Formerly Two Brewers 33 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1EW
Received 25 Feb 202628 Woodlands Park Bexley Kent DA5 2EL
Received 26 Feb 2026Chalkcroft Transport Yard Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DX
Received 26 Feb 2026Benlin Farm Cottage Trollingdown Hill Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 6NR
Received 26 Feb 2026Arriva Bus Depot 1 Central Road Dartford Kent DA1 5BG
Received 26 Feb 20263 & 3A Carlton Avenue Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DR
Received 26 Feb 2026Records 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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