Old Bean Cottage Shellbank Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00160/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of part single/part double storey side extensions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
16 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
20 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
4 Sept 2026

Refused on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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; SSSI about 450 m away: Darenth Wood SSSI; Inside the Bean built-up area; Green belt about 57 m away: London.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £590,000 in July 2005. Detached house, freehold.

22 July 2005£590,000
1 October 1999£372,500

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

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DA2 8AX
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Bean & Village Park
Parish
Bean
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 4 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008745 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Design London Ltd/Mr Kemal M

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 8 days slower than Dartford's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 26% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
338decided 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-14701167
Planning Portal ref
PP-14701167
Neighbours
17 Feb 2026
Consultation
17 Feb 2026
Comments by
14 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 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

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