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25/01431/VCON - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 and removal of condition 34 of planning permission (partial redevelopment of site to provide 2 no. 1 bed flats and erection of 2 no. 5 bed detached houses) to regularise changes to the external design and increased width of the rear projection, extended hardstanding area, enclosure of front porch and changes to the internal layout to include staff welfare facilities at first floor and changes to the arrangement of the flats at 1st and 2nd floor. Also, to remove the requirement to demonstrate rights of access to rear dwellings. Submission to include details of foul & surface water drainage, biodiversity enhancements & bat mitigation, noise and odour from extraction system and noise insulation between the flats and the public house; waste & cycle storage; boundary treatments; amenity space for flats and M4 (2) details. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Consultation
22 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 7

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.
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Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Protected tree 8 m away: Tree Preservation Order No.3 2023, order 23/00003/TPO
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 220 m away: Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green; Open access land 14 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area21 m² (226 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached flat
Built2025
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
DA2 8DP
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Darenth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval of Variation of Condition
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Paul Nicholls

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14561375
Planning Portal ref
PP-14561375
Neighbours
22 Jan 2026
Consultation
22 Jan 2026
Comments by
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.