Pirate Cove Adventure Golf Course Bluewater Shopping Centre Dartford Greenhithe DA9 9ST Data via plota.co.uk

26/00367/DEMCON - Demolition Consultation Approved

Proposal

Application for prior notification of proposed demolition under Schedule 2, Part 11 Class B of The Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) of two areas within the Pirate Cove Adventure Golf Course Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Mar 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Approved
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Stone (Dartford) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Demolition Consultation
Postcode
DA9 9ST
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Stone Castle
Parish
Stone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval required and Granted
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 22 days faster than Dartford's median of 50 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Dartford in the last twelve months, from validation. Dartford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14796689
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
22 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dartford decision statistics
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