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26/00644/VCON - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Temporary use of part of the existing car park, including the siting of prefabricated buildings and canopy block, to facilitate the storage and collection of electric cars together with parking for courtesy and staff cars (retrospective) (Variation of condition 1 of planning permission to re-site and slightly amend the type/size of the approved prefabricated buildings) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
SSSI 424 m away: Darenth Wood SSSI; Inside the Stone (Dartford) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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
Variation of Condition
Postcode
DA9 9ST
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Stone Castle
Parish
Stone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval of Variation of Condition
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ELG Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14943678
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 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