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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 dates14,637Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,707 approved or refused records
1,382Refused applications
9,325 approved · 1,382 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided26/00598/FUL
Demolition of the porch, garage and rear extension, and construction of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
7 Whitehead Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7PR
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00599/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension and partial conversion of the garage into a habitable room
36 Waterstone Way Stone Kent DA9 9TU
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00600/VCON
Erection of a single storey rear extension incorporating new raised patio area (variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) in respect of proposed changes to the openings at rear and changes to the approved roof height and patio levels)
9 Grosvenor Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5AP
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00601/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension
43 Edwin Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7DD
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00602/FUL
Erection of a two storey front extension and first floor front extension including conversion of garage into a habitable room and alterations to fenestrations
13 School Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AL
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00603/FUL
Proposed rear dormer roof extension, front roof lights, and extension of roof profile with hipped roof design and roof light in side roof slope
79 Fleet Road Dartford Kent DA2 6JF
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00604/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a dormer loft conversion and all associated works
17 Ruby Tuesday Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5RE
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00607/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Facilities Management Plan pursuant to Condition 23 of planning permission DA/24/00758/VCON for detailed planning permission for the erection of 280 dwellings, including a detailed landscape strategy, car parking, new internal access roads, and associated infrastructure and earthworks (variation of condition 2 of planning permission DA/19/00600/FUL in respect of addition of a communal roof terrace on roof of the seventh floor of Block F3, covered seating area and WC provision, extended stair and lift core and vertical balustrade)
Phases 2 And 3 Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HJ
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00608/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension, alterations to the fenestration and proposed render to match the existing colour
27 Marlborough Road Dartford Kent DA1 3EL
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/00609/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Ecological Enhancement Management Plan pursuant to Condition 13 of planning permission DA/23/01286/FUL (granted on appeal) for the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of a replacement dwelling and associated works
Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00610/FUL
Erection of replacement decking, replacement paving and ramp, replacement boundary fencing/walls/gate, landscaping and all associated works
47 Norfield Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7NY
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00611/FUL
Erection of a part single storey side/rear extension
11 Sundridge Close Dartford Kent DA1 1XD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00612/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising hip to gable with rear dormer and front two roof lights
11 Sundridge Close Dartford Kent DA1 1XD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00613/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Land Contamination Remediation pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission DA/25/00051/FUL for the erection of a new dwelling including bin and cycle storage with associated parking
118B Park Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00614/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to rear and side elevations of existing rear extension and addition of lantern rooflight to existing flat roof
31 Eden Road Bexley Kent DA5 2EQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00615/FUL
Erection of a first floor front extension over the existing garage with a hipped end pitched roof
14 School Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AL
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00616/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and rooflights in the front roof slope
54 Harold Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00617/FUL
Erection of a front porch and loft conversion incorporating rear dormer window
650 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA2 6JG
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/00618/CDNA
Submission of details relating to construction and surfacing of car parking/access area (condition 5) and landscaping scheme (condition 6) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01112/FUL for change of use of the existing building to a Gym (Use Class E) together with associated external alterations including replacement roof (retrospective application)
The Complex Gym Manor Farm Shellbank Lane Bean Kent
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00619/CDNA
Submission of details relating to car park surfacing (condition 5) and landscaping (condition 6) pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01114/FUL for change of use of existing oasthouse and barn to a use falling within Use Class Eg(i) (Offices) and alterations to elevations. (retrospective application)
The Oast House Manor Farm Shellbank Lane Bean Kent
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00620/FUL
Erection of polytunnels and installation of associated surface water drainage works including infiltration basin
Land At Homefield Farm Field South Of Ship Lane Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9JA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00621/CDNA
Submission of details relating to Landscape and Planting Scheme pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission DA/25/00103/VCON for the erection of a pair of two storey 2- bedroom semi-detached houses together with associated off-street car parking spaces, amenity space and shed and cycle stores (variation of condition 2 of planning permission DA/21/01544/FUL (granted on appeal) in respect of 1. Converting the space below the roof (loft area) into a storage area within each property; 2. Addition of the access staircase to the loft from the first floor; 3. Installing one skylight at the front and one skylight at the rear of each property)
2 Myrtle Road Dartford Kent DA1 2RJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00622/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
93 Knockhall Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9EY
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00623/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
64 Tredegar Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7AZ
Received 1 Jun 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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