Hook Green Farm Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/00431/AGR - AGR Agricultural Approved

Proposal

Application under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to determine whether prior approval is required for erection of an agricultural building for the washing and grading of onions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Hook Green Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hook Green Barn, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Southfleet built-up area; Green belt about 18 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
AGR Agricultural
Postcode
DA13 9ND
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Southfleet
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval not Required
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Ollie Neary

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 15 days faster than Dartford's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 61% of prior approvals here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Dartford in the last twelve months, from validation. Dartford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14822840
Planning Portal ref
PP-14822840
Statutory expiry
12 May 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