35 Harold Road Hawley Kent DA2 7SA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00323/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed garage conversion into habitable rooms with replacement tiled roof canopy to front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
20 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
✓
Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hawley (Dartford) built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Dartford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DA2 7SA
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley
Parish
Sutton-at-Hone And Hawley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Russell Broad & Associates/Mr Russell Broad

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 74% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
336decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14796659
Planning Portal ref
PP-14796659
Neighbours
24 Mar 2026
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
18 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
15 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