Salinas Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8AA Data via plota.co.uk

24/00846/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Partially retrospective (3 existing traveller pitches) application for a gypsy/traveller site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jul 2024
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Validated
26 Feb 2026
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Consultation
4 Mar 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 149 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dartford built-up area.
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
Full Application
Postcode
DA2 8AA
Received
25 Jul 2024
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Bean & Village Park
Parish
Darenth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ruston Planning Ltd/Ms Ruth Munns

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 22 days slower than Dartford's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 52% of new homes here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
52%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13239068
Planning Portal ref
PP-13239068
Neighbours
4 Mar 2026
Consultation
4 Mar 2026
Comments by
19 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Apr 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