Land At Dartford International Ferry Terminal Clipper Boulevard Dartford DA2 6QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00279/VCON - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment to provide commercial warehouse development with associated access, servicing, parking and landscaping (Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission ref: to vary the approved listed plans to reflect minor design changes and variation of Condition 21 to extend the permitted uses at Unit 5 to include Class B2 (general industrial) in addition to the previously consented Class B8 (storage and distribution) use) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Mar 2026
✓
Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1287 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dartford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
DA2 6QB
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Stone Castle
Parish
Stone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval of Variation of Condition
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stantec/Ms Alex Lloyd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677844
Planning Portal ref
PP-14677844
Neighbours
12 Mar 2026
Consultation
12 Mar 2026
Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 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