West Hill House West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required the change of use from offices to 3 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Aug 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, 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
- Part 3 MA Prior Approval
- Postcode
- DA1 2EU
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West Hill
- Parish
- Not Parished
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required & Refused
- Decision date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Greenhayes Planning/Mr Ashley Wynn
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 51% of changes of use here are.
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.
66 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14994151
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14994151
- Neighbours
- 25 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.
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