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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 dates14,827Searchable applications
241Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,874 approved or refused records
1,414Refused applications
9,460 approved · 1,414 refused · 494 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Mar 2005 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Awaiting decision26/00956/FUL
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding for ancillary use
1 Knole Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JN
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00957/CDNA
Submission of details relating to residential travel pack (condition 15) pursuant to planning permission DA/22/01460/FUL for the erection of a two storey rear extension at second and third floor levels and provision of mansard roof extension to the front with dormer windows in conjunction with internal reconfiguration to provide 9 additional residential units (Class C3) (taking the total to 11). External alterations including new windows and doors & provision of amenity areas. Retention of commercial use (Class E) at ground floor level
8 - 10 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1BY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00958/FUL
Proposed loft conversion comprising rear dormer window and roof lights to front roof slope and erection of a single storey rear extension
11 Rectory Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0JT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00959/TPO
Application for T1 - Robinia - Crown reduce by up to 2m from 11m to 9m in height and 2m from all compass points from 5m to 3m, and crown lift to 4m from ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.9 1995
Adjacent To 2 Radzan Close Dartford Kent DA2 7WT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00960/FUL
Temporary use of land to enable seasonal events and leisure activities including the erection of temporary structures and associated works for a period of five consecutive years between 2026 to 2030, with events taking place during temporary periods of each calendar year in accordance with an approved events strategy
Land North Of Wintergarden Car Park Bluewater Kent DA9 9SF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00961/FUL
Provision of a vehicular access onto the B260 and provision of 2 off-street parking spaces with associated hard standing
65A Main Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QT
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00962/FUL
Retention of ground floor retail shop. Erection of a part single and part two storey side extension, rear dormer and front roof lights, to create a loft conversion, and external enclosed staircase for the formation of 1 self-contained dwelling (2-bedroom, first-floor flat)
77 & 77A Main Road Sutton At Hone Kent DA4 9HQ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00963/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/24/01398/FUL in respect of internal alterations and consequential external elevational alterations, the addition of open external entrance porches, and the omission of the proposed rooflights to the rear of Block B
Land At Brickfield Farm Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00964/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/24/01398/FUL
Land At Brickfield Farm Close Longfield Kent DA3 7PJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00965/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for cross boundary application for proposed erection of a gym and storage outbuilding
Foxlea House Puddledock Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7QE
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00966/OHL
Consultation under the Electricity Act 1989 - Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 by UK Power Networks for replacement electricity pole and stay to be installed, in close proximity to existing pole and stay. Old pole and stay to be removed. Replacement pole to be installed at same height as existing pole, no greater height.
The Hop House Westwood Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9LZ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00967/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
35 Highfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 2JS
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00968/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
35 Carrington Road Dartford Kent DA1 1XN
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00971/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
81 Wentworth Drive Dartford Kent DA1 3NQ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00975/EDCCON
Consultation on Reserved Matters application (relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to Condition 2 (details of Reserved Matters), Condition 25 (Reserved Matters Design Details) and Condition 28 (Noise Report) of outline planning permission reference EDC/17/0048 for 229 dwellings and associated infrastructure including roads, surface water attenuation, and an electricity sub-station (Ashmere Phase 5), within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ashmere (Western Village) Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00976/FUL
Conversion of existing outbuilding into a detached dwelling including two front pitched dormers and alterations to fenestration
6 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7EG
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00977/FUL
Conversion of existing garage into habitable room with alterations to garage roof and fenestration changes
16 Spurrell Avenue Bexley Kent DA5 2HA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00978/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion to habitable accommodation with associated alterations to rear window and erection of a single storey side extension
11 Wyvern Close Dartford Kent DA1 2NA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00979/VCON
Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of existing integral garage to habitable space, replacement and relocation of detached garage, roof alterations including hip-to-barn-end gable and three rear crown-roof dormers, and internal alterations (Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission DA/25/01390/FUL in respect of corrected roof plan, increased width of rear dormer, increasing the width of the fenestration, additional rooflights, alteration to front porch and replacing two individual garage doors with a single wider garage door)
23 Brackendene Wilmington Kent DA2 7NB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00983/EDCCON
Consultation on request under Section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to modify planning obligations entered into pursuant to planning permission reference EDC/17/0110 on financial viability grounds in respect of changes to obligations relating to Affordable Housing (Schedule 1). within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Former Croxton & Garry Site Tiltman Avenue Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00984/FUL
Loft conversion into habitable space incorporating rear dormer and front roof light
63A Darenth Road Dartford Kent DA1 1LU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00986/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed height reduction of the existing boundary wall to sit at a maximum height of 2 metres
St Fiacre Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 7HT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00987/FUL
Removal of existing cladding and balcony decking, and reinstatement with non-combustible materials, together with associated fire-stopping and cavity barrier works
Vantage Point Fieldfare Lane Stone Kent DA9 9UP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00988/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and garage/outbuilding and erection of ground floor side, front and rear wraparound extension with re-structure of the roof to include three front-facing dormer windows and rear dormer in connection with providing additional rooms in the roofspace
4 Dene Close Wilmington Kent DA2 7ND
Received 24 Aug 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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