Stable Yard Adjacent 1 Stonewood Cottages Sandy Lane Bean Kent DA2 8AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00918/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of land to a residential caravan site for gypsy/travellers comprising 4 pitches, including 1 mobile Home and 1 touring caravans per pitch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Dartford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 6 m away: Traditional orchard; Inside the Bean built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 8AJ
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bean & Village Park
Parish
Bean
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
WS Planning & Architecture/Mr Spencer Copping

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Dartford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15142396
Planning Portal ref
PP-15142396
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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