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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 dates14,475Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,561 approved or refused records
1,351Refused applications
9,210 approved · 1,351 refused · 486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided26/00324/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a single-storey detached garage
24 Ivy Close Dartford Kent DA1 1XT
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00325/FUL
Erection of a sunken outbuilding with patio area (Part-retrospective)
26 Longfield Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7LF
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00326/CDNA
Submission of details relating to community use pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DA/24/01207/FUL for the creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund (allowed at appeal)
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00331/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Artificial Grass Pitch Management and Maintenance Plan pursuant to condition 12 of planning permission DA/24/01207/FUL for the creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00332/CDNA
Submission of details relating to acoustic fencing pursuant to condition 16 of planning permission DA/24/01207/FUL for the creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund ( allowed on appeal)
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00333/CDNA
Submission of details relating to surface water drainage pursuant to condition 18 of planning permission DA/24/01207/FUL for the creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00335/CPO
Consultation on details of a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan pursuant to Condition 10 of planning permission DA/25/400
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00336/CPO
Consultation on details of a Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission DA/25/400
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00337/CPO
Consultation from KCC on the provision of a pedestrian and cycle ramp, landscaping and associated works, between Whitecliffe Road to Ebbsfleet Academy
Ebbsfleet Academy Southfleet Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0BZ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00339/FUL
Erection of a new front porch, a single storey front and rear extension, and garage conversion into a habitable space
1 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HY
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00340/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition 6 (Pedestrian and maintenance access including land level change) pursuant to planning permission 24/01207/FUL for Creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund (Allowed at appeal)
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00341/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension & conversion of roof space Involving alterations to existing roofline, including a hip to gable enlargement, a rear dormer and front dormer extensions
11 Sundridge Close Dartford Kent DA1 1XD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00342/FUL
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof windows, garage conversion, single storey rear extension and change in colour of windows and doors to anthracite grey and widening of the existing driveway
Badgers Rake Red Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9QJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00343/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and part first floor rear extension
31 Acacia Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RU
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00345/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey side/rear/front extension and new front porch
17 Joyce Green Lane Dartford Kent DA1 5HN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00346/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 5-bedroom 5-person HMO (Class C4) with provision of refuse and bike storage
39 Park Cliff Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9FY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00347/FUL
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of a single storey wraparound extension
74 Chastilian Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JZ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00348/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion
74 Chastilian Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JZ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00351/FUL
Reduction of existing garage block to allow wider access and extension to existing single garage
The Round House Westwood Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LZ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00352/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Condition 17 (planting scheme for the bund) pursuant to planning permission 24/01207/FUL for Creation of a 3G Stadia Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, acoustic fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, spectator stands, an access footpath and associated bund (Allowed at appeal)
Fleetdown United Football Club Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00353/S106CD
Submission relating to Car Park Management Plan in respect of Schedule 1, Clause 2.1 relating to S106 agreement for DA/21/00724/FUL
Land North Of Railway Line Stir Route Station Road Greenhithe Kent
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00354/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission DA/21/00724/FUL - Erection of 3 buildings up to four storeys in height to provide 47 flats, in respect altering the wording of conditions 4 (Contamination), 6 (Tree Protection), 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Vehicular Access and Visibility Splays), 17 (Habitat Establishment and Management Plan) and 18 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) in respect of the timing of the submission of details and condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) in respect of adding a drawing to show initial development works
Land North Of Railway Line And East Of Station Road Station Road Dartford Greenhithe Kent
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00355/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the existing use of the property as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated curtilage
Old Stable Yard At Ivy House Highcross Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00356/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
9 Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QE
Received 27 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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