99 Kent Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00512/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from existing commercial offices (E(g)(i) use class) to a residential single dwelling house (C3 use class) and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Kent House the County Court, Grade II, 27 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area 11 m away: Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1338 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dartford built-up area; Air quality management area 81 m away: Dartford AQMA No.3.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £260,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.

24 October 2025£260,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
DA1 2AJ
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
OSG Architecture Ltd/Mr Mark Bouch
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Dartford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dartford in the last twelve months, from validation. Dartford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912383
Planning Portal ref
PP-14912383
Neighbours
20 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
14 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.