8 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00236/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Consultation
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF GRANTED PERMISSION Decision Notice · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT FINAL FEB 2026 Report · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF CIL FORM CIL · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

SSSI about 21 m away: Darenth Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: TA26 - D.R.D.C. T.P.O. No.6 1971 (As varied 07.04.89); Inside the Darenth built-up area; Priority habitat about 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
DA2 7LQ
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Darenth
Parish
Darenth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LRJ Planning Ltd/Mr Lloyd Jones

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 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-14719788
Planning Portal ref
PP-14719788
Neighbours
2 Mar 2026
Consultation
2 Mar 2026
Comments by
27 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
31 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
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2023 Refused
38 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
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23/00268/FUL
2023 Approved
38 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and lean-to and erection of a single storey side…
23/00267/FUL
2022 Approved
23 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Demolition of the existing attached garage and erection of a two storey side extension wi…
22/00644/FUL
2021 Approved
217 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Erection of a detached garden outbuilding/annex to main house for office and leisure acti…
21/01737/FUL
2021 Approved
31 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension and…
21/00845/FUL
2021 Approved
12 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
21/00254/FUL
2019 Refused
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of an attached 3-bed dwelling with asso…
19/01711/FUL
2019 Refused
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of an attached 3-bed dwelling with asso…
19/01711/FUL
2019 Refused
Ladies Wood Ladywood Road Darenth Kent
Application for works to 1 No. Oak tree to Remove low level new branches back to trunk; R…
19/01519/TPO
2019 Refused
Ladies Wood Ladywood Road Darenth Kent
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19/01519/TPO
2019 Approved
52 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of dormer window in rear elev…
19/01323/FUL
2019 Approved
52 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Alterations to roof from hip end to gable end for provision of dormer window in rear elev…
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2019 Refused
Ladies Wood (rear Of 40 Coombfield Drive) Darenth Kent
Application to remove 1 No. Oak tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1975
19/00985/TPO
2019 Refused
Ladies Wood (rear Of 40 Coombfield Drive) Darenth Kent
Application to remove 1 No. Oak tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1975
19/00985/TPO
2017 Approved
29 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Demolition of existing side extension and erection of a two storey side extension
17/01891/FUL
2017 Approved
23 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Demolition of existing attached garage and erection of a two storey side extension incorp…
17/01959/FUL
2017 Refused
23 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Demolition of existing attached garage and erection of a two storey side extension
17/00975/FUL
2016 Approved
217 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Provision of dormer extension in front and rear elevations in connection with providing a…
16/00932/FUL
2025 Approved
193 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversio…
25/00614/LDC
2025 Approved
193 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversio…
25/00614/LDC
2023 Approved
38 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hi…
23/01158/LDC
2023 Approved
38 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations to roof from hi…
23/00870/LDC
2022 Refused
31 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LE
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/21/00845/FUL for increas…
22/01108/NONMAT
2022 Approved
Land Adjacent 17 Coombfield Drive Darenth Kent DA2 7LG
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings