Darent Valley Hospital Darenth Wood Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01203/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of external roof plant equipment and ducting, acoustic screen and two external link corridors and roof deck Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Dec 2026 and 6 Jan 2027, from Dartford's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: TF01 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.1 1995
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dartford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Full Application
Postcode
DA2 8DA
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Bean & Village Park
Parish
Darenth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields/Miss Anna Heyes
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Dartford usually decides commercial and major works by day 63.

Day 1251 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
50%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097422
Planning Portal ref
PP-15097422
Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 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

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.