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26/00912/LBC - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for change of use; roof demolition; new roof extension with central flat top design; dormers to front and rear; internal and external alterations and provision of roof terrace to provide 8 self-contained residential apartments on the upper floors and in the roof and Class E commercial floorspace at ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
26 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: 45, High Street
List entry 1336369 · The pin is inside its outline · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 9 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1637 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Inside the Dartford built-up area; Air quality management area 1 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 £615,000 in December 2018. Other property, freehold.

13 December 2018£615,000Recorded 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DA1 1DJ
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Refusal of Listed Building
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MY Planning Consultancy/Ms Bulbul

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Dartford's median of 56 for commercial premises. Refused, as 26% of commercial premises here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15139808
Planning Portal ref
PP-15139808
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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