60 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AH

Awaiting decision 26/00361/CDNA
Council
Date received
29 Mar 2026
Date validated
29 Mar 2026
Postcode
DA10 0AH

Description

Submission of details relating to sound insulation pursuant to condition 4 and window details pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/25/01291/VCON for the demolition of the existing Public House (Sui Generis) and erection of a 3 storey building to provide cafe (Use Class E) at ground floor and 7 x residential units (Use Class C3) at part ground and upper floors. As well as private and communal amenity space provision and cycle and refuse storage provision (variation of conditions 1, 3, 9, 20, 28 and removal of condition 22 of 24/00174/VCON for variation of ground floor cafe to general class E to allow for retail use or a hairdressers)

4.4/10
Planning Authority Score
#176 of 282

Dartford ranks #97 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Dartford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

Dartford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #250 of 282
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 282
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #97 of 282
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #135 of 282
58%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
23 decided
592
Total decisions
120 refused in 2025