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26/00927/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for internal refurbishment works comprising of removal of non-original display cases; dismantling modern metal-framed office structure; removal of modern fluorescent strip lighting suspended from the ceiling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF GRANTED CONSENT Decision Notice · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT REV B/ISSUE 3 Report · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DANDAHERITAGE STATEMENT REV A 06.08.26 Report · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL Additional Information or Correspondence · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL Additional Information or Correspondence · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Dartford Museum Dartford Public Library the Dartford Veterans Club
List entry 1336336 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 ↗
Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1723 m away: Riverside Energy Park; 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.

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DA1 1EU
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent for LB
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Consult Construct Ltd/Ms Jenny Hughes

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of listed building consent here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
18,103decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Dartford to go on. Dartford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15146903
Planning Portal ref
PP-15146903
Neighbours
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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