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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 dates14,603Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,677 approved or refused records
1,369Refused applications
9,308 approved · 1,369 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00538/FUL
Installation of electric vehicle charging points comprising chargepoint upstands, supporting electrical equipment, including a substation, cabinet infrastructure and electrical cabling
Land At Village Car Park Bluewater Shopping Centre Upper Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00539/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension, single storey rear extension and enlarged porch: Change of materials to the roof and walls
5 Foxwood Road Bean Kent DA2 8BH
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00541/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension.
20 Bayly Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UZ
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00542/FUL
Demolition of the conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, with the addition of a new door and window to the side elevations of the existing house
51 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HF
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00543/CDNA
Submission of details relating to boundary treatments pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission DA/25/00755/FUL for the change of use of land to equestrian and the erection of a stables building comprising 1 stall, 1 tack room, and 1 feed store with associated access onto Nurstead Avenue (Granted on appeal)
The Paddock Nurstead Avenue Longfield Kent
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00545/FUL
Alterations to shopfront and the fa�ade of the building
ANC1 Lower Guild Hall Bluewater Greenhithe Kent DA9 9SB
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00546/ADV
Display of ten internally illuminated signage on the western, northern and front elevations of the building
ANC1 Lower Guild Hall Bluewater Greenhithe Kent DA9 9SB
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00547/CDNA
Submission of details relating to hardstanding surface pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission DA/25/00755/FUL for the change of use of land to equestrian and the erection of a stables building comprising 1 stall, 1 tack room, and 1 feed store with associated access onto Nurstead Avenue (Granted on appeal)
The Paddock Nurstead Avenue Longfield Kent
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00548/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Biodiversity Protection and Enhancement Plan (BPEP) pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission DA/25/00755/FUL for the change of use of land to equestrian and the erection of a stables building comprising 1 stall, 1 tack room, and 1 feed store with associated access onto Nurstead Avenue (Granted on appeal)
The Paddock Nurstead Avenue Longfield Kent
Received 14 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00549/FUL
Erection of an Oak framed Barn to accommodate two parking spaces with ancillary home office on the first floor
Clement Street Farm South Clement Street Swanley Kent BR8 7PQ
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00550/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a rear dormer loft conversion with roof lights one front roof slope
13 Bath Road Dartford Kent DA1 3DL
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00551/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/18/01640/OUT to amend the wording of condition 2, to require the development to be carried out in 'Broad' accordance with the plans and documents submitted with application 18/01640/OUT.
Blackshole Farm Watling Street Dartford Kent DA2 8DE
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00552/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
161 Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00553/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and kennels and cattery and erection of 3 detached dwellings, 3 detached garages and associated parking, access and amenity space
Turnagain Lodge Hook Green Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00554/FUL
Provision of 2 no. shipping containers for storage of telecoms materials and equipment
Telephone Exchange Suffolk Road Dartford Kent DA1 1EH
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00555/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of single-storey rear extension, erection of a loft conversion comprising rear dormer and three front rooflights and erection of front porch and all associated works
9 Winifred Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BL
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00556/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
5 Lawrence Hill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AG
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00559/BNGBGP
Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition, pursuant to planning permission DA/24/00804/FUL for the erection of a Community Diagnostic Centre, a new pedestrian access ramp, associated parking and landscaping
Livingstone Hospital East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1SA
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00560/FUL
Erection of a 3 storey building to provide 6 No. self contained flats, relocation of entrance with associated parking.
133 Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00562/FUL
Erection of an entrance porch and alteration to the fenestration & roof (Part-retrospective)
3 Heathclose Road Dartford Kent DA1 2PU
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00563/FUL
Erection of a first floor rear extension
26 Dykewood Close Bexley Kent DA5 2JN
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00564/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip-gable roof extension with rear dormer and 2 no. rooflights to front roof pitch
6 Waltham Close Dartford Kent DA1 3LT
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00566/TRCON
Notification to re-pollard 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1); Remove 1 no. dead Conifer tree (T2); Reduce height of Conifer tree by 4 metres (from approx. 14-15 metres to approx. 10-11 metres) (T3), within Church Hill Conservation Area
Homestead Church Hill Wilmington Kent DA2 7EE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00568/VCON
Erection of a single storey rear extension (Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/25/00839/FUL in respect of replacing previously approved drawings with submitted drawings - increasing depth of rear extension)
38 Foxwood Way Longfield Kent DA3 7LD
Received 20 May 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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