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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,454Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,547 approved or refused records
1,351Refused applications
9,196 approved · 1,351 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Awaiting decision26/00294/FUL
Erection of concrete framed building with steel cladding, use of building and associated land for storage (Use Class B8), acoustic and palisade fence, impermeable hardstanding, covered vehicle maintenance area and improved visibility from existing access on to Green Street Green Road (retrospective)
Fairfield (Front) Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DP
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00295/NONMAT
Non-material following grant of planning permission DA/24/00173/FUL in respect of reduction of the ground-floor extension depth and revision of the second-floor middle window from two windows to a single window
36 Waterstone Way Stone Kent DA9 9TU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00296/CDNA
Submission of details relating to hard and soft landscaping (condition 2), boundary treatments (condition 3) and compliance with M4(2) and/or M4(3) accessible and adaptable dwellings and national space standards (condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01021/VCON for demolition of existing bungalows and erection of 4 No. semi-detached dwellings with associated parking, amenity space and access.
41 & 43 Brentfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00297/TPO
Application for works to various trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders No.11 1990 and 3 2008
Ingress Park Site Ingress Park Avenue Greenhithe Kent
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00299/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion with dormer to rear elevation and insertion of 2 rooflights to front roof slope
99 Norfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7NY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00303/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of a Construction Environmental Management Plan pursuant to Condition 17 of Planning Permission DA/25/467
Acacia Hall Car Park South Of Dartford Town Centre Along Kent Fastway Dartford Kent DA1 1RX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00304/FUL
Change of external appearance including rendering and painting elevations, removal of doors, and inclusion of louvre panels
The Fulwich Hotel 150 St Vincents Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00305/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension
18 Mayfair Road Dartford Kent DA1 5AQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00306/FUL
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a detached garage with associated ground level changes
8 Bean Hill Cottages Southfleet Road Bean Kent DA2 8AR
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00307/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
16 Orchard Close Longfield Kent DA3 7JP
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00308/FUL
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6-bed 6 person HMO (Class C4) and erection of single storey rear extension
39 The Brent Dartford Kent DA1 1YD
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00309/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension, two storey/part single storey rear extension
101 Maple Road Dartford Kent DA1 2QY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00310/FUL
Change of use of a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 5-bedroom HMO (Class C4) and the conversion of an existing garage into a habitable room with associated alteration to front elevation
374 Phoenix Place Dartford Kent DA1 2XE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00311/FUL
Change of use of a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 6-bedroom HMO (Class C4) and erection of rear dormer loft conversion with rooflights and gable window (Part retrospective)
353 Watling Street Dartford Kent DA2 6EP
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00312/CDNA
Submission of details relating to soft landscaping pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission DA/25/01291/VCON for demolition of the existing Public House (Sui Generis) and erection of a 3 storey building to provide cafe (Use Class E) at ground floor and 7 x residential units (Use Class C3) at part ground and upper floors. As well as private and communal amenity space provision and cycle and refuse storage provision
60 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00313/FUL
Erection of a detached annex
20 York Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SG
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00314/FUL
Erection of a 3 storey building to provide 9 no. self contained flats with associated parking, and alterations to existing vehicular access
133 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00315/CPO
Consultation on Details of archaeological field evaluation works pursuant to Condition 17 of planning permission DA/25/400
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00318/COU
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 5 bedroom 5 person HMO (Class C4)
101 Knockhall Chase Greenhithe Kent DA9 9EW
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00319/CDNA
Submission of details relating to travel plan pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/25/01291/VCON for demolition of the existing Public House (Sui Generis) and erection of a 3 storey building to provide cafe (Use Class E) at ground floor and 7 x residential units (Use Class C3) at part ground and upper floors. As well as private and communal amenity space provision and cycle and refuse storage provision
60 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00320/CDNA
Submission of details relating to planning scheme pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/22/01184/REM for reserved matters for phase 2 including 265 new homes
Phase 2 Stonepit 2 St James Lane Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00321/CDNA
Submission of details relating to planning scheme pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission DA/22/01250/REM for reserved matters for phase 3 including 163 new homes
Phase 3 Stonepit 2 St James Lane Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00322/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
12 Moore Close Darenth Kent DA2 6NN
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00323/FUL
Proposed garage conversion into habitable rooms with replacement tiled roof canopy to front elevation
35 Harold Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SA
Received 20 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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