Telecommunications Base Station Land East Side Of Nurstead Avenue Longfield DA3 7HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00625/TDA - Telecommunications determination Refused

Proposal

Application of determination pursuant to Schedule 2 Part 16 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the removal of an existing 17m monopole mast, the installation of 1no. monopole sharable mast (height 22.5m) and antennas to be installed on 1no. headframe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
24 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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
Telecommunications determination
Postcode
DA3 7HG
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Longfield And New Barn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jul 2026
Decision
REFTDA - Prior approval Refused
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Entrust Professional Services Limited/Mr Neil Gates

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 24% of demolitions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
63decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14976933
Planning Portal ref
PP-14976933
Neighbours
8 Jun 2026
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jul 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