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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 dates14,844Searchable applications
241Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,888 approved or refused records
1,414Refused applications
9,474 approved · 1,414 refused · 495 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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More application records
- Decided26/01019/FUL
Installation of electric vehicle charging points comprising chargepoint upstands, supporting electrical equipment, including a substation, cabinet infrastructure, CCTV, electrical cabling and solar carport canopy
Land At Lime Tree Avenue Car Park Bluewater Shopping Centre Kent DA9 9ST
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01020/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension
233 High Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7BU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01021/CDNA
Submission of details relating to drainage (Condition 5) pursuant to planning permission DA/24/00694/FUL for the demolition of 2 No. buildings, removal of container & erection of 2 No. buildings (5 units) for use Class E (g)(iii)(industrial use compatible with residential location), B2 (general industrial) or B8 (storage or distribution)
80A The Brent Dartford Kent DA1 1YW
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01023/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/26/00738/FUL in respect of moving the conservatory side walls
20 Alexandra Terrace King Edward Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 2HH
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01024/FUL
Demolition of existing detached outbuilding and bungalow, and erection of dwelling with associated engineering works to create new enlarged parking area
108 Havelock Road Dartford Kent DA1 3JB
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01025/FUL
Removal of existing driving range bays and erection of 4 x covered padel courts, outdoor terrace, redirected public footpath, landscaping and ancillary works
Birchwood Park Golf And Country Club Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HJ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01026/FUL
Conversion and extension of existing stable block into detached 3 bedroom bungalow and change of use of paddocks to residential curtilage
Land Rear Of Barton Road Sutton At Hone Kent
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01030/TPO
Application for T1 Oak - Remove 1x lowest branch growing South to source. Reduce remaining radial spread growing south by 2m. Current radius 6m leaving at 4m, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
2 The Oval Longfield Kent DA3 7HD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01032/EDCCON
Re-Consultation on an application for the discharge of condition 13 (Site wide Operational Waste Management Strategy) pursuant to outline planning permission reference EDC/22/0168 (Ebbsfleet Central East, Site Wide), within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ebbsfleet Central East Land Adjacent To Ebbsfleet International Railway Station Thames Way Kent
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01033/FUL
Change of use of existing property (B2/B8 use) to a veterinary hospital (Use Class E) with installation of AC units, provision of cycle storage and fencing to provide walking area and bin storage
76 Powder Mill Lane Wilmington Kent DA1 1JA
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01034/CDNA
Submission of details relating to external materials pursuant to condition 9 of planning permission DA/22/01184/REM for reserved matters for phase 2 including 265 new homes together with access, landscaping (condition 5), open space, drainage, earthworks and associated infrastructure, parking (condition 6), detailed design (condition 7) and energy (condition 17) pursuant to planning permission DA/19/01280/VCON - Development comprising or to provide development of up to 870 dwellings and in addition up to 1,200 sq metres of built floorspace (in total) for: business premises (B1(a) (b) and (c)); community and social facilities (D1 and D2) ; provision of a primary school site and supporting retail (A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5). Such development to include; vehicle parking; laying out open space (including open space, parkland, play spaces, pond and water features); landscaping; works to create ecological and natural reserves and refuge areas; provision and/or upgrade of services and related service media and apparatus; drainage works; pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular ways; and miscellaneous ancillary and associated engineering and other operations
Phase 2 Stonepit 2 St James Lane Horns Cross Greenhithe Kent
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01035/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
63 Valley View Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01036/FUL
Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable room with associated alteration to front elevation
374 Phoenix Place Dartford Kent DA1 2XE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01037/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two-storey side extension with canopy to the front and a single-storey rear extension
27 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01038/FUL
Erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding in the rear garden, used as a home office and store incidental to the dwellinghouse, with solar panels mounted on the flat roof
15 Couzins Walk Dartford Kent DA1 5GD
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01039/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
65 Valley View Greenhithe Kent DA9 9LU
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01040/LDC
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of a single external door and adjacent fixed glazed panel on front elevation
70 Oakes Crescent Dartford Kent DA1 5UF
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01041/FUL
Erection of a new replacement fence
Larmer Church Hill Wilmington Kent DA2 7EH
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01042/ADV
Display of a non -illuminated freestanding sign
Westwood Farm Highcross Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PH
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01043/NONMAT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/26/00279/VCON for alterations to footpath adjacent to units 4 & 5 and omission of Brise Soliel adjacent to these units, revised kerb alignment to units 4, 5 & 6, amendments to HGV parking bays to unit 6 together with various other alterations to the service area including revised sub-station location and gas store addition, and alterations to elevation
Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01044/TPO
Application for mature Holm Oak in centre of garden - Pollard/reduce remaining crown by approximately 5-6m leaving growth where possible, in effect reducing the height of the tree from 20m to approximately 14m and reducing the radial spread from 9m to approximately 5m, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.9 1995
9 Baldwyns Mansion Calvert Drive Dartford Kent DA2 7GB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01045/TPO
Application to fell 1 no. Cypress Fir Tree (T1) in rear garden subject to Tree Preservation Order 4 1988
97 Hedge Place Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9JY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01047/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
10 Windermere Close Dartford Kent DA1 2TX
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01048/FUL
Application for loft conversion comprising alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for dormer window, Juliette balcony in rear roof slope and the addition of rooflights
20 Hallford Way Dartford Kent DA1 3AF
Received 10 Sept 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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