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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 dates14,619Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,691 approved or refused records
1,377Refused applications
9,314 approved · 1,377 refused · 489 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Mar 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00569/FUL
Loft conversion comprising two small front and one rear dormer and roof lights in rear roof slope
38 Henslow Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5RH
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00570/BNGBGP
Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition pursuant to 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 - Decided26/00571/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission DA/25/00760/VCON and condition 10 of planning permission DA/26/00157/VCON for demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings to provide flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)/B2/B8, with ancillary office accommodation within Use Class E (g)), together with the creation of a new vehicular access via Butterly Avenue, improvements to the existing vehicular access from Hawley Road, provision of car and cycle parking and service yards, drainage works, landscaping, installation of an acoustic fence and other associated works
Former Lynch Plant Hire And Former Ambulance Station Hawley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1PB
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00572/FUL
Change of use and conversion of existing former school building to 8 flats and the erection of 5 x 3 bed detached houses, along with new wheelchair accessible ramp, enlarged vehicle access, car parking, cycle parking, refuse store and extensive landscaping (including landscaped communal area)
189 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DP
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00574/DEMCON
Application for prior notification of proposed demolition under Schedule 2, Part 11 Class B of The Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) of a single-storey commercial/warehouse building of approximately 260m gross internal area, used for light industrial/storage purposes.
Building West Side Of Lower Hythe Street Dartford Kent
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00575/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Ground Gas Risk Assessment pursuant to Condition 8 of planning permission DA/25/00760/VCON for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings to provide flexible employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g)/B2/B8, with ancillary office accommodation within Use Class E (g)), together with the creation of a new vehicular access via Butterly Avenue, improvements to the existing vehicular access from Hawley Road, provision of car and cycle parking and service yards, drainage works, landscaping, installation of an acoustic fence and other associated works
Former Lynch Plant Hire And Former Ambulance Station Hawley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1PB
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00576/CDNA
Submission of details relating to cycle storage facilities pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission DA/26/00136/FUL for the demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a 2-storey new dwelling house with associated landscaping, refuse and parking provisions
18 Chichester Road Stone Kent DA9 9JT
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00577/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising alterations from hip to gable end with dormer window in rear elevation, roof light in front roof slope and window in gable end
63 Lawrence Hill Road Dartford Kent DA1 3AQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00578/CDNA
Submission of details relating to biodiversity enhancements pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission DA/26/00136/FUL for the demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a 2-storey new dwelling house with associated landscaping, refuse and parking provisions
18 Chichester Road Stone Kent DA9 9JT
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00579/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a hip to gable rear dormer loft conversion with roof lights on front roof slope and all associated works
14 Ingram Road Dartford Kent DA1 1JL
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00580/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to form gym/habitable room
33 Powell Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6NT
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00581/TPO
Application to reduce crown by up to 3m from 19m to 16m in height; Crown reduce from all compass points by 2.5m from 9m to 6.5m; Crown lift to 5m from ground level; and clear deadwood and Ivy, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 2000
Medlar Court Baker Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 2PE
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00583/FUL
Erection of 2 new residential dwellings (Use Class C3), together with associated landscaping and amenity space, bin and cycle store, engineering works to facilitate ramp and stepped access and extension to existing resident parking scheme
Land Adjacent Orchard Terrace Elizabeth Street Stone Greenhithe Kent DA9 9AX
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00584/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/26/00210/FUL in respect of alteration to external windows/doors to rear of 36 Eden Road
34 And 36 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EG
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00585/FUL
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to children's care home for up to three children (Class C2)
100 Fulwich Road Dartford Kent DA1 1UT
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00586/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of existing roof space into habitable rooms and insertion of rooflights into front and rear roof slopes
4 Chaucer Park Sterndale Road Dartford Kent DA1 1RE
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00587/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a detached outbuilding for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, comprising games room/office space and ancillary storage
Woodfield 8 Festival Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HR
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00588/FUL
Alterations and enlargement of the existing rear roof form through the connection and extension of the two existing rear dormer structures to create additional first-floor accommodation within the roof space
Savigny Darenth Hill Darenth Kent DA2 7QR
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/00589/LBC
Listed Building application for removal and replacement of sections of stone window mullions and associated works (Amendments to previous application Ref 25/00659/LBC)
The Grange Follie Ingress Abbey Ingress Park Greenhithe Kent
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00591/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension
185 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00593/COU
Change of use of existing Mobile Home to be used for short term lets and habitable accommodation associated with the main dwelling (Sui Generis)
11 Hulsewood Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7AD
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00595/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6-bedroom 6-person HMO (Class C4) and engineering works to front garden for provision of bike storage
72 Hedge Place Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LH
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00596/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 6-bedroom 6-person HMO (Class C4) with provision of bike and bin storage
30 Brent Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1QW
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00597/LBC
Application for Listed Building consent for rebuild of existing leaning chimney above junction with roof, re-point west chimney, the addition of potts and cowls to both chimneys, and repair and repoint part of masonry plinth wall on front elevation
1 Church Cottages Church Street Southfleet Kent DA13 9NR
Received 28 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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