Roots Allotments Shirehall Pastures Shirehall Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Siting of 3 No. shipping containers for office and storage ancillary to agricultural use, installation of a Tipi for agricultural activities, and widening of access and formation of vehicular track (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Dartford Development Control Board on 17 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the facilities supported the allotments and would not cause unacceptable harm to the Green Belt or other interests.
- Consultees and neighbours raised concerns about highway safety, Green Belt harm, appearance, noise, parking and possible non-agricultural use.
Source: Plota analysis of Dartford's committee minutes of 17 Sept 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 14
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 7RP
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley
- Parish
- Sutton-at-Hone And Hawley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Phillips Planning Services Ltd/Paul Watson
How this decision compares
Decided in 238 days from validation, 175 days slower than Dartford's median of 63 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
62 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14569890
- Neighbours
- 4 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 2026
- Committee
- 17 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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