40 Priory Road Dartford Kent DA1 2BS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6 bedroom 6 person HMO (Use Class C4) with provision of bike and bin storage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £392,500 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- DA1 2BS
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Burnham
- Parish
- Not Parished
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Planning Geek/B Toomey
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Dartford's median of 56 for changes of use. 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15086204
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15086204
- Neighbours
- 7 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 7 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 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.
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
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: 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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