10 - 14 Westview Court Kent Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01352/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing building to the east of the site from commercial use to class F2(B) local community centre. Use of existing buildings along the northern boundary for ancillary storage. Use of external curtilage for parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
8 Dec 2025
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Consultation
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Dartford AQMA No.3
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1277 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Radon affected area, class 2; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Dartford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 73)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
Full Application
Postcode
DA1 2AJ
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hutton Enterprises/Mr Ivan Jaffa

How this decision compares

Decided in 197 days from validation, 142 days slower than Dartford's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 75% of full applications here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
349decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14512286
Planning Portal ref
PP-14512286
Neighbours
10 Apr 2026
Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Feb 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

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.