72 - 80 East Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1RZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of existing warehouse and the formation of hardstanding to be used as a customer car park, change of use of existing ancillary A1 space at first floor of existing retail unit to B1 (Business) Use together with installation of a new shopfront and the provision of staff and customer cycle parking (Variation of Conditions 3, 5 and 8 of planning permission to extend the permitted delivery hours and to amend trigger points) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Dartford AQMA No.3
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1652 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Conservation area 80 m away: Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Dartford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £504,000 in February 2024. Other property, freehold.

26 February 2024£504,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area414 m² (4,456 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 38)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
DA1 1RZ
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Newtown
Parish
Not Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval of Variation of Condition
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ROK Planning/Naomi Baker
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than Dartford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dartford in the last twelve months, from validation. Dartford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14916726
Planning Portal ref
PP-14916726
Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.