16 Whitby Close Stone Greenhithe Kent DA9 9QE Data via plota.co.uk

25/01474/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension and two storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Consultation
7 Jan 2026
Approved
17 Mar 2026

Approved on 17 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Swanscombe built-up area; Air quality management area 58 m away: Dartford AQMA No.2; Priority habitat 43 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
DA9 9QE
Received
29 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Stone Castle
Parish
Stone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ecolinear Studio Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 16 days slower than Dartford's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 75% of full applications here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
245decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14563628
Neighbours
7 Jan 2026
Consultation
7 Jan 2026
Comments by
1 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 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