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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.
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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 dates14,531Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,611 approved or refused records
1,359Refused applications
9,252 approved · 1,359 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided26/00417/FUL
Erection of a detached studio annexe within the rear garden to be used for Office and family uses only and canopy attached to rear of house (Retrospective application)
14 Patterdale Road Dartford Kent DA2 6LP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00418/TPO
Application for Sycamore tree - Reduce tree by approximately 5-6m off the top (from approximately 15m to 10m) and approximately 5m off of the radial spread, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.11 1990
14 The Dell Greenhithe Kent DA9 9XG
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00419/FUL
Raising of roof to part of the packing hall and a single-storey extension to create separate chaff and compressor housing
The Roastery Unit C1 Riverside Industrial Estate Riverside Way Dartford Kent DA1 5BS
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00420/TPO
Application for T1 Whitebeam - Fell to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.10 1983
16A Swaisland Road Dartford Kent DA1 3DA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00421/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising rear dormer window and roof lights in front roof slope
11 Skippers Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9QL
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00423/FUL
Erection of a double storey side extension and front porch extension
45A Alfred Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SG
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00424/TPO
Application for (T1) Silver Birch outside 10 Jepson Drive -Entire crown reduction by 1.5m (estimated finished dimensions 4.5-5m height - see annotated photo) and (T2) London Plane on the corner of Jepson Drive and Murray Drive - Crown reduce all around by 3m (estimated finished dimensions 50ft (approx 15.2m) height -see annotated photo), retaining the shape of the tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998
Outside 10 Jepson Drive And Corner Jepson Drive And Murray Drive Stone Kent DA2 6FR
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00425/CPO
Consultation from KCC on details of cycle parking facilities pursuant to Condition 6 of planning permission DA/25/400
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Green Street Green Road Dartford Kent DA1 1QE
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00429/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree replacement pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/23/00004/TPO for the application to remove T1-T4 Hornbeam trees and 30% reduction (estimated finished dimensions 6m height, 4m spread) of 1 Cherry tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
14 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00431/AGR
Application under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to determine whether prior approval is required for erection of an agricultural building for the washing and grading of onions
Hook Green Farm Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9ND
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00432/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and first floor rear extension
48 Kent Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QR
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00433/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
144 Swaisland Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BY
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00434/FUL
Application for the installation of 2 no. 400kW ultra-rapid chargers, 4 no. DDA-compliant charging bays on existing parking bays to the front of the shop, a HV substation, LV cabinet and meter cabinet, and associated minor works (ducting, bollards, surfacing remediation, bay marking/signage, vent pipe relocation and replacement bin store fencing/gate)
474 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 1YT
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00435/CDNA
Submission of details relating to sound insulation & glazing mitigation measures verification (External Building Fabric Assessment Report) pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission DA/23/00483/P20AA (granted on appeal) for construction of one additional storey to provide 7 dwellings (C3) above the existing commercial building for which the lawful use is offices (Class E use) under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
11-27 Hythe Street Dartford Kent DA1 1AB
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00436/CDNA
Submission of details relating to sound insulation & glazing mitigation measures verification (External Building Fabric Assessment Report) pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission DA/24/00308/PMA for change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 14 no. residential dwellings (Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)
11-27 Hythe Street Dartford Kent DA1 1AB
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00437/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Construction Management Plan (Condition 3), Contamination Risk Strategy (Condition 5), of planning permission DA/24/01398/FUL for the development of four residential dwellings (all single storey) with associated private amenity space and landscaping. Creation of car parking for the proposed development and for Tuppence House (including provision of spaces to the west of the building)
Land At Brickfield Farm Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00438/CDNA
Submission of details relating to archaeological watching brief (condition 3) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/00297/FUL for demolition of the existing building and erection of 6 residential dwellings
12 Westgate Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AT
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00439/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No sky lights to front roof slope
11 Sherbourne Close Dartford Kent DA1 5WQ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00440/CDNA
Submission of details relating to revised 2nd floor plan showing unit 6 to be open plan studio flat (condition 4) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/00297/FUL for demolition of the existing building and erection of 6 residential dwellings
12 Westgate Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AT
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00441/CDNA
Submission of details relating to construction management plan (condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/00297/FUL for demolition of the existing building and erection of 6 residential dwellings
12 Westgate Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AT
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00442/CDNA
Submission of details relating to levels of land (condition 6) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/00297/FUL for demolition of the existing building and erection of 6 residential dwellings
12 Westgate Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AT
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00443/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
69 Denver Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JU
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00444/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for small single storey one bedroom dwelling.
Darenth Fishing Complex Darenth Hill Darenth Kent DA2 7QY
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00445/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to regularise use of existing car parking area within site
Darenth Fishing Complex Darenth Hill Darenth Kent DA2 7QY
Received 15 Apr 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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