New housing in Dartford Borough Council
We read Dartford Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 13,803 of its planning applications going back to 2011, and 84 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 96% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 96% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 13,803
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 30 | 19 |
| 2025 | 80 | 43 | 26 |
| 2024 | 74 | 33 | 31 |
| 2023 | 90 | 46 | 33 |
| 2022 | 84 | 37 | 34 |
| 2021 | 67 | 46 | 16 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | Land North Of Maidstone Road Swanley Kent Re-Consultation on outline planning application for all matters reserved except access for up to 277 dwellings and up to 1,050sqm (GIA) Class E floor space alongside parking, landscaping, and associated works, within… 26/00134/OBB | Decided | 6 Feb 2026 |
| 93 | North Kent College Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2JT Demolition of existing buildings, conversion of Blocks K and R (also known as The Lodge) for residential use and construction of new residential dwellings, and provision of associated infrastructure including access… 23/01434/FUL | Approved | 12 Dec 2023 |
| 12 | Former Wheatsheaf Public House 60 High Street Swanscombe Kent DA10 0AH Erection of a 3 storey building to provide a cafe (Use Class E) at ground floor and 12 x residential units at part ground and upper floors 24/00596/FUL | Refused | 12 Jun 2024 |
| 12 | Lloyds Chemist 18 Station Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QD Outline application (approval sought for all reserved matters except landscaping) for demolition of existing mixed use building and erection of new 4-storey mixed use building with ground floor pharmacy with 12… 23/01402/OUT | Refused | 2 Feb 2024 |
| 10 | 18 Station Road Longfield Kent DA3 7QD Outline application (landscape reserved matters) for demolition of existing mix use building and erection of new 3-storey mix use building with ground floor pharmacy with 10 residential dwellings above, parking, access… 24/00516/OUT | Refused | 7 Aug 2024 |
| 9 | 600 Milton Road Swanscombe Kent DA10 0LX Redevelopment of yard to create nine new apartments (consisting of eight one-bed and one two-bedroom dwellings) with parking 25/01268/FUL | Refused | 13 Nov 2025 |
| 9 | Mansfield And Tudor House 2 Park Road Dartford Kent DA1 1SL Outline application for demolition of Tudor House & Mansfield House and associated outbuildings, construction of 3 storey block of 9 flats and associated vehicle access & parking (in consideration of access, appearance… 25/00151/OUT | Awaiting decision | 27 Mar 2025 |
| 9 | Former Landscape Services Depot Broad Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AG Demolition of existing structures, erection of 9 dwellings (6 x 3 bed and 3 x 2 bed) with associated access, parking, landscaping and refuse/cycle stores 25/00121/FUL | At appeal | 17 Mar 2025 |
| 7 | 161-163 London Road Stone Kent DA2 6BJ Refurbishment of existing public house and provision of five additional self-contained residential units to create a total of seven flats (comprising 2 x one-bedroom and 5 x two bedroom units all with balconies to the… 25/00390/FUL | Approved | 12 May 2025 |
| 5 | 55 Invicta Road Dartford Kent DA2 6AY Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a part three/part two storey building to provide 5 No. flats with associated parking and dropped kerb 24/00851/FUL | Withdrawn | 9 Oct 2024 |
Towns and villages
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Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Dartford Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.