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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 dates14,714Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,773 approved or refused records
1,398Refused applications
9,375 approved · 1,398 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided26/00717/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, enlargement of the existing utility room and erection of a first-floor rear extension, together with associated internal and external alterations
202 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JF
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00718/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including the erection of a rear L-shaped dormer, installation of front roof-lights, removal of the existing chimney stack and associated internal alterations, together with the erection of a detached outbuilding incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling-house
202 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1JF
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00719/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
2 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00720/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer incorporating a Juliet balcony and 3 rooflights to front roof slope
24 Dunkin Road Dartford Kent DA1 5NJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00721/FUL
Erection of a single storey front porch
2 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00722/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
33 Ethelbert Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00723/FUL
Raising and alteration to roof to add additional storey to existing dwelling including part single, part double storey rear extension
227 Dartford Road Dartford Kent DA1 3HA
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00724/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/25/01390/FUL in respect of amendment to the width of the dormers, alterations to dormer window sizes, garage door, addition of 2 no. of skylights and front canopy
23 Brackendene Wilmington Kent DA2 7NB
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00725/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion to habitable accommodation, including the removal of the garage door and installation of a window and entrance door to the front elevation
20 Charles Street Stone Kent DA9 9AQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00727/EDCCON
Re-consultation on reserved matters application (details relating to appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping) pursuant to conditions 2 and 25 of outline planning permission EDC/17/0048 for the erection of the Foul Water Pumping Station compound within Ashmere including car park, brick kiosk, below ground foul water pumping station, landscaping and ancillary works, within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 1GR
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00728/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
10 Swaisland Road Dartford Kent DA1 3DA
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00729/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to form habitable room
10 Atlantic Close Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LJ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00730/TPO
Application for T1 - Broad-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos): Remove all deadwood greater than 25mm diameter from the crown; T2 - Cherry (Prunus sp.): Fell the tree to ground level and plant one replacement standard flowering Cherry (Prunus Species), 10-12cm girth approximately in the same position; T3 - Red oak (Quercus rubra): Remove all deadwood greater than 25mm diameter from the crown, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994.
23 Royal Road Dartford Kent DA2 7RD
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00732/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer and three rooflights to front roofslope
24 Wilmot Road Dartford Kent DA1 3BA
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00734/CPO
Consultation on Biodiversity Gain Plan
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Ackers Drive Weldon Ebbsfleet Valley Kent DA10 1AL
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00735/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single-storey rear extension
87 Stonewood Bean Kent DA2 8BZ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00736/CDNA
Submission of details relating to scheme for a gas impermeable membrane pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/26/00451/FUL for the 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 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00737/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/24/01398/FUL in respect of internal alterations and external alterations, including the addition of open entrance porches, revised car parking to include disabled spaces and EVCP, the omission of the proposed rooflights to the rear of Block B and revised external materials, all to the proposed dwellings
Land At Brickfield Farm Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00738/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory and a front porch
20 Alexandra Terrace King Edward Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2HH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00740/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for confirmation that planning permission ref. DA/21/00724/FUL has been lawfully commenced and the permission is lawfully implemented
Land North Of Railway Line And East Of Station Road Station Road Dartford Greenhithe Kent
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00741/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension and a single storey rear extension including new vehicular access to new parking area
1 Harborough Cottages Warren Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00742/FUL
Loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension and roof window to front roof
5 Western Cross Close Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00747/CDNA
Submission of details relating to refuse (condition 6) and cycle storage (condition 7) pursuant to planning permission DA/23/00260/PMA for part conversion of the first and second floor of former department store (Class E) to form residential flats comprising of: 4 X 2 bed (3x 3 person and 1x 4 person) and 1X 1 bed (2 person) & 2 studio flats (1 person)
1st & 2nd Floor 4 -10 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00748/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
123 The Brent Dartford Kent DA1 1YH
Received 30 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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