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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 dates14,441Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,535 approved or refused records
1,350Refused applications
9,185 approved · 1,350 refused · 485 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
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- Decided26/00265/FUL
Erection of rear single storey extensions
49A & 49B Marcet Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00267/VCON
Erection of one and two storey buildings to provide a Neighbourhood Centre comprising of a mix of A1 (retail), A2 (financial and professional), A3 (restaurant/cafe), B1a (office) and D1 (medical centre/non-residential institution) uses with associated car parking, security fence and delivery space, provision of a Sports Club to comprise of football/sports pitches with clubhouse (use class D2) and associated car park, floodlights, enabling land level changes with retaining walls and security fencing, a new internal access road from London Road and the provision of recreational open space with accesses from London Road and Stone Place Road (variation of condition 2 to substitute drawings to allow a larger neighbourhood centre extent with minor changes to parking layout and landscaping and variations to 1, 3, 4, 11-25 to ensure that they refer to the most up to date drawings and details)
Stone Pit 1 Atlas Park London Road Stone
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00268/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of the loft to habitable accommodation with rear flat roof dormer and front pitched roof dormers
16 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00269/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof windows
16 Eleanor Close Dartford Kent DA1 5GQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00270/TRCON
Application for T1 - Silver Maple - Reduce total crown from a height of 25m to 20m and a spread of 10m to 8m, within Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area
Twistleton Court Priory Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EN
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00271/FUL
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
14 Maryfield Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00272/CDNA
Submission of details relating to travel plan (condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/24/01438/COU (granted on appeal) for change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class)
19 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00273/CDNA
Submission of details relating to refuse and recycling (condition 6) pursuant to planning permission DA/24/01438/COU (granted on appeal) for change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class)
19 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00274/FUL
Change of use of existing property from a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation to a day nursery (Class E(f)) for up to 35 children and 15 staff, with associated staff facilities, use of garden for children's external play area, parking in the rear curtilage and the incorporation of a one-bedroom residential property on the top floor to accommodate potential staff members
29 Highfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 2JS
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00275/FUL
Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and detached carport to the front
8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00276/FUL
Demolition of ground floor store and construction of a part two storey side/part first floor side extension
1 Whitehead Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7PR
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00277/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, loft conversion comprising roof lights in front and rear roof slopes and conversion of detached garage to form habitable summer house space
61 Red Lodge Road Bexley Kent DA5 2JP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00278/FUL
Erection of a jet car wash
St Johns Road Garage 125 - 127 London Road Stone Kent
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00279/VCON
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment to provide commercial warehouse development with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping (Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission ref: DA/25/01236/VCON to vary the approved listed plans to reflect minor design changes and variation of Condition 21 to extend the permitted uses at Unit 5 to include Class B2 (general industrial) in addition to the previously consented Class B8 (storage and distribution) use)
Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00280/FUL
External alterations and associated works, including alterations to roof and reconfiguration of rooflights associated with the continued use of the warehouse for industrial, storage and distribution and manufacturing uses (Class B2 and/or B8)
Unit 10 Capstan Court Crossways Business Park Dartford DA2 6QG
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00282/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, loft conversion with rooflights, partial conversion of an existing integral garage to habitable accommodation and associated internal alterations (Part-retrospective)
10 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00284/CDNA
Submission of details relating to surface water run off disposal pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/25/00401/FUL for change of use of unit to general industrial (Use Class B2) and associated parking and hardstanding (retrospective application)
Storefast Estate, Unit 10-11 Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00285/CDNA
Submission of details relating to surface water run off disposal pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/24/00977/FUL for change of use of units to B8 storage & additional hard surfacing (retrospective) and change of use of land for parking
Units 4-5, 6-8, 12 And 13 Storefast Estate Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00286/CDNA
Submission of details relating to surface water run off disposal pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/25/00309/FUL for change of existing use of unit 9 and land to storage and distribution (Use Class B8) and associated parking and hardstanding (retrospective application)
Storefast Estate, Unit 9 Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00288/FUL
Continued use of upper floors and part of ground floor as 5 bedroom, 6 person House of Multiple Occupation for a temporary period. Provision of refuse and cycle storage; retention of the public house use at ground floor level
The Woodman Public House 106 East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1SB
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00289/FUL
Erection of a building and associated change of use of land for storage and distribution (Use Class B8) including provision of parking, hardstanding and fencing, and erection of bus shelter
Malt House Farm Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DX
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00291/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising erection of a rear roof dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope
94 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DN
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00292/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension and internal alterations
45 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00293/FUL
Change of use of land for open storage (Use Class B8) in connection with the formation of 5 no. yards with associated fences, hardsurfacing, land re-grading, landscaping and improved visibility from existing access on to Green Street Green Road (Retrospective)
Fairfield (Rear) Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 16 Mar 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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