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Land Adjacent Manor Farm Cottages Green Street Green Road Darenth Kent DA2 8DN

Refused Dartford 25/00973/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for continued storage use of land (Use Class B8)

As published by the council, reference 25/00973/LDC

Application record

Reference
25/00973/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: LDC Refusal
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Decided
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Darenth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA2 8DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2025

    Received by Dartford

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: LDC Refusal

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 26/00017/PUBINQ (Appeal Dismissed)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Paul Nicholls Agent, a planning consultancy

39 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 49% granted

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South Darenth Farms And Cold Store Company Ltd Applicant, registered in Dartford

Active · incorporated 1960 · Dartford

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

21 documents on file for this application

  • DISMISSED Appeal Decision · 11 Aug 2026
  • NEWSPAPER ADVERT Additional Information or Correspondence · 17 Jul 2026
  • DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Nov 2025
  • NOT LAWFUL Decision Notice · 11 Nov 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT (GSP) Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • 04- AERIAL VIEW 2015 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 05- AERIAL VIEW 2017 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 06- AERIAL VIEW 2018 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 07- AERIAL VIEW 2019 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 08- AERIAL VIEW 2020 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 09- AERIAL VIEW 2021 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 10- AERIAL VIEW 2024 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 11- AERIAL VIEW 2025 -A3 Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 01- SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • 02- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN WITH AERIAL OVERLAY Drawings · 20 Aug 2025
  • TITLE K238455 REGISTER Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • A2 TITLE K238455 PLAN Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • A3 TITLE K238455 REGISTER (HISTORIC 1) Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • A3 TITLE K238455 REGISTER (HISTORIC 2) Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • A4 STAT DEC Report · 20 Aug 2025
  • A5 STAT DEC Report · 20 Aug 2025

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What this refusal means

Dartford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    25/00973/LDC Submitted 20 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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    25/01374/FUL Submitted 28 Nov 2025 150 yards away

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    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion incorporating and rear dormer and roof lights in front roof slope

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 14 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Lawful development