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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 dates14,693Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,754 approved or refused records
1,394Refused applications
9,360 approved · 1,394 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00687/FUL
Erection of a front porch to replace existing front porch
36 Howard Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00688/CDNA
Submission of details relating to a Phasing Strategy pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission DA/24/00758/VCON for the 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
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00690/S106CD
Submission of Phasing Strategy relating to Schedule 1 Obligation 1.1 of the S106 Legal Agreement dated 6 Sept 2017 and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Deeds of Variation dated 27 Jan 2020, 30 April 2020 and 7 May 2025 attached to Planning Permission DA/16/01919/FUL (as varied by DA/18/01557/VCON) & DA/19/00600/FUL (as varied by 24/00758/VCON).
Phases 2 & 3 Land East Of Lowfield Street Dartford Kent
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00691/FUL
Erection of a porch and a single storey rear extension
29 Keith Avenue Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00692/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
9 Marsh Street North Dartford Kent DA1 5WF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00693/TPO
Application for T1, T2, T3 & T4 - Removal of Epicormic basal growth, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.5 2020
Grass Verge In Ferndell Avenue (Adjacent 53 Briar Road And 58 Summerhouse Drive) Bexley Kent
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00694/FUL
Demolition of conservatory ground floor family room and erection of a single storey rear infill extension
76 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HE
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00697/FUL
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension
Arendal Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LW
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00698/VCON
Demolition of existing garage and erection of detached garage and single storey rear extension to main house (variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/25/00328/FUL in respect of a reduced rear extension footprint, a revised pitched tiled roof design in place of the approved flat roof and the replacement of the approved bi-fold doors with a window)
3 Fairlight Cross Longfield Kent DA3 7JD
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00699/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the occupation of property in breach of the agricultural occupancy condition imposed via condition V of planning permission reference TH/5/66/341 permitted the 2nd March 1967
1 Cammock Hand Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00700/FUL
Installation of a new shopfront with louvre and bollards
Tesco Express 2 Eynsford Place Stone Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ZD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00701/ADV
Display of 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign, 2 no. non-illuminated box fascia signs with mounted internally illuminated acrylic lettering, 9 no. non-illuminated box fascia signs, and 1 no. vinyl store directory sign
Tesco Express 2 Eynsford Place Stone Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ZD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00702/FUL
Erection of an outbuilding
118B Park Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00703/CDNA
Submission of details in relation to Blocks F2 and H only relating to the contaminated land verification report for partial discharge of condition 22 of planning permission DA/24/00758/VCON for the 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
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00704/CDNA
Submission of details relating to completion of works pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission DA/24/00877/LBC for listed building consent for essential repairs to parapet walls, section of wall where bellowed, repair and replacement of asphalt roof covering and rebuilding of chimney
14 East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1RY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00705/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension with increase to existing ridge height including front porch and canopy
35 Carrington Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00706/FUL
Conversion of garage to habitable room, alterations to garage roof and introduction of canopy porch to front
47 Shearwater Longfield Kent DA3 7NL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00707/TPO
Application for 2 No. Oak trees - to be crown reduced T1 (currently 50ft (15.24m) height, 40ft (12.2m) spread to be 35ft (10.6m) height, 20ft (6.09m) spread) and T2 (currently 60ft (18.3m) height, 48ft (14.63m) spread to be 40ft (12.2m) height, 25 ft (7.62m) spread), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.16 1983
18 Stonehill Woods Park Old London Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5AS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00709/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension
9 Heath Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2QE
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00710/FUL
Installation of a mezzanine floor for ancillary retail storage and back of house facilities including staffroom office and toilet
Unit U075A Upper Thames Walk Bluewater Greenhithe Kent DA9 9SP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00712/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continued use of site as a Learning and Non-Residential Institution (Use Class F1)
Former Dartford Magistrates Court Highfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 2JH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00713/TPO
Application for works to various trees (as outlined in report) , subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996
Amenity Areas On The Bridge Development Dartford Kent
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00714/CDNA
Submission of details relating to tree replacement pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission DA/26/00488/TPO for the application for complete removal of T23 Sycamore, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1981
Land North Of Lads Of The Village Public House Elizabeth Street Stone Greenhithe Kent
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00715/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/25/01236/VCON in respect of amendment of Condition 21 to add clarity in respect of ancillary uses
Former Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB
Received 23 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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