Blackshole Farm Watling Street Dartford Kent DA2 8DE Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/00425/REM
Council
Date received
11 Apr 2025
Date validated
14 May 2026
Postcode
DA2 8DE

Description

Reserved matters application relating to, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to condition 1 of outline planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and hard standing and redevelopment of the site to provide: a building comprising a care home (Use Class C2) comprising up to 5,469sqm of ground to second floor space and a 20 bed hospital ward (Use Class C2) with associated parking; a multi-storey car park comprising up to 12,181sqm of floor space; and associated works together with discharge of condition 6 (existing and proposed levels), condition 7 (contaminated land assessment), condition 8 (tree survey and tree protection measures), condition 9 (surface water drainage scheme), condition 10 (reptile presence survey), condition 11 (ecological design strategy), condition 12 (landscape and ecological management plan), condition 13 (noise impact assessment), condition 14 (materials), condition 15 (landscaping), condition 16 (green roofs and green walls), condition 17 (car parking layout), condition 18 (pedestrian routes), condition 19 (BREEAM), condition 20 (storage and collection of waste), condition 21 (boundary enclosures) and condition 22 (extract system). Data via plota.co.uk

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Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dartford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #92 out of 296. Dartford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 80% approved vs 90% nationally
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Dartford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #264 of 296
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #278 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #92 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #74 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
25 decided
595
Total decisions
126 refused in the year to March 2026