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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 dates14,762Searchable applications
239Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,819 approved or refused records
1,404Refused applications
9,415 approved · 1,404 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/00817/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
8 St Marys Way Longfield Kent DA3 7PD
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00819/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
135 Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2PA
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00821/FUL
Erection of a first floor side extension and new roof incorporating a rear dormer in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space, along with alterations to roof and fenestration of existing rear extension
99 Darenth Road Dartford Kent DA1 1NJ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00822/CDNA
Submission of details relating to conditions (3) (prevention of surface water discharging onto highway), (4) (hard surfacing, road marking and kerb details) and condition (5)(cycle parking for commercial part of development) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL for the refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the rear), together with associated cycle and refuse storage, and private amenity space to the rear
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00824/FUL
Erection of a single-storey workshop building for vehicle servicing and repairs, tyre fitting and paintless dent repairs in connection with the existing vehicle repair business, with associated office/staff area, associated works and change of use of land on southern side of Victoria Road to provide customer parking area
Land Formerly Known As 3 Victoria Road Dartford Kent DA1 5AE
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00826/TPO
Application for 1 No. Lime tree (Tilia sp) (T1) - Remove all epicormic growth arising from the main stem from ground level to the point of crown break (the first primary scaffold branches), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1995
44 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6LX
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00827/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, and part garage conversion to habitable accommodation
20 Sutherland Close Stone Greenhithe Kent DA9 9QJ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00828/FUL
Raising of the roof height and construction of a first-floor extension to form a two-storey dwelling, including two storey front gable entrance extension, single storey extension to rear, garage conversion, Juliette balcony and pitched dormers to the rear and external fa�ade alterations. Demolition of conservatory
37 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00829/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6 bedroom 6 person HMO (Use Class C4) with provision of bike and bin storage
40 Priory Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BS
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00830/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
13 Heathclose Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2PH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00831/TPO
Application for T1 Sycamore, T2 Ash tree, T3 Ash tree on rear boundary - remove 1 low limb from each tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.18 1991
11 Lapwings Longfield Kent DA3 7NH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00832/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
118 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00836/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for erection of two no. buildings
Land Adjacent 10 The Coppice Bexley Kent
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00837/FUL
Erection of a part two/part single storey rear extension
35 Clearwater Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1AP
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00838/COU
Change of use to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 10 people
1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00839/FUL
Conversion of existing garage into habitable room with associated alterations to front & rear elevations
14 Morgan Drive Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent DA9 9DT
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00840/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to form new habitable room including raising roof height, alterations to fenestration and relocation of entrance door
2 Firecrest Close Longfield Kent DA3 7NJ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00841/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion comprising rear dormer extension and roof lights in front roof slope
35 Clearwater Lane Dartford Kent DA1 1AP
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00842/CDNA
Submission of details in relation to Block G only relating to the contaminated land verification report for partial discharge of condition 22 pursuant to 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
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00843/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition (6)(bidoversity gain plan) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL for the refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the rear), together with associated cycle and refuse storage, and private amenity space to the rear
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00844/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition (7)(management, waste management and operation plan), condition (10)(noise mitigation) and (11)(construction method statem) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL for the refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the rear), together with associated cycle and refuse storage, and private amenity space to the rear
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00845/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition (8)(archaeology) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00846/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition (9)(external materials, including fenestration and door design) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL for the refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the rear), together with associated cycle and refuse storage, and private amenity space to the rear
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00847/CDNA
Submission of details relating to condition (16)(hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission DA/25/00390/FUL for the refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the rear), together with associated cycle and refuse storage, and private amenity space to the rear
161 - 163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ
Received 16 Jul 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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