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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 dates14,550Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,628 approved or refused records
1,362Refused applications
9,266 approved · 1,362 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Awaiting decision26/00446/FUL
Change of use of land to a gypsy Traveller site, extension of Plot 2 for 4 static caravans, 3 touring caravans, Septic tank and Small shed and associated additional hardstanding and erection of fences
Knoxfield Caravan Park Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8AA
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00448/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, garage conversion and associated works
25 Turnstone Longfield Kent DA3 7NR
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00451/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, single storey front extension, conversion of garage to living accommodation, insertion of roof light
241 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PY
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00452/FUL
Erection of an outbuilding incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwelling and erection of a single storey rear wrap-around extension, with internal alterations
180 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00453/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion, including the formation of a new habitable room within the roof space
180 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00455/TPO
Application for T1 Ash Tree - Fell to ground level and stump grinding, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1980
23 Maryfield Close Bexley Kent DA5 2HY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00456/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed addition of a dormer in rear elevation, in connection with providing additional room in the roof space
36 Baldwyns Road Bexley Kent DA5 2AD
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00458/CDNA
Submission of details relating to habitat management and monitoring plan (condition 4) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01313/FUL for refurbishment and extension of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund
Hayden Youth Association Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Dartford DA2 7AN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00459/CDNA
Submission of details relating to soft landscaping scheme (condition 6), land levels (condition 7), colouring of lighting columns, fencing, gates and storage container (condition 8) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01313/FUL for refurbishment and extension of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund
Hayden Youth Association Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Dartford DA2 7AN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00460/CDNA
Submission of details relating to updated noise management plan (condition 12) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01313/FUL for refurbishment and extension of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund
Hayden Youth Association Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Dartford DA2 7AN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00461/BNGBGP
Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01313/FUL for refurbishment and extension of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund
Hayden Youth Association Leyton Cross Road Wilmington Dartford DA2 7AN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00462/FUL
Erection of a first-floor rear extension, with associated alterations including addition of a rooflight and a side elevation window
14 Stanham Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AW
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00463/TPO
Application for Yew Tree - Reduce crown by approximately 1 metre (see annotated photo), total height of tree from ground to reduce to approximately 8.5 metres, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1988
6 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00464/FUL
Change of use from a 6 bed C3 dwellinghouse to a Sui Generis mixed-use formed of a 7 bed Children's care home (C2) and Sui Generis commercial swimming lesson hire, facilitated by the partial demolition and reconstruction of the front boundary and gate, erection of a single storey side extension and external and internal alterations (Part-retrospective)
Pittsfield High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7EG
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00466/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer
26 Birchwood Drive Wilmington Kent DA2 7NE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00467/FUL
Removal of existing lean-to and erection of detached single-storey ancillary annexe within rear garden for incidental accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling
34 Shearwater Longfield Kent DA3 7NL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00468/ADV
Display of a freestanding, single-sided, D6 small format digital advertising display of static advertisements on rotation
Esso 453 Princes Road Dartford DA1 1RB
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00469/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) (condition 3) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01156/FUL for the erection of single storey residential annexe in rear garden
194 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00470/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from glass shop to create two new one bedroom flats on ground floor with a 3m front extension.
82 - 84 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3ER
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00471/ADV
Installation of non-illuminated industrial estate signage comprising of 1no. freestanding site identification sign, 11no. wall-mounted unit numbers, 7no. freestanding single-tenant directory signs and 1no. freestanding directional sign.
Orbital One Trading Estate Dartford Kent
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00472/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension
86 Brent Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1QS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00473/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials (condition 9) pursuant to planning permission DA/21/01286/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated landscaping, car parking, and infrastructure
Vauxhall Farm (Phase 5) Land East Of Lowfield Street Lowfield Street Dartford DA1 1HJ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00474/TPO
Application to reduce tree all round by 1m (current dimensions 11.5m height, 10m spread -see annotated photos) to 1No. Magnolia tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1991
63 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2NS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00475/TPO
Application for G1 Lawsons Cypress - Fell group of Lawsons Cypress to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No 3 1979
28 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Received 23 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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