Planning application
1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 10 people
As published by the council, reference 25/01458/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01458/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Greenhithe & Knockhall
- Parish
- Swanscombe And Greenhithe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA9 9ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/00838/COU Decided
1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND
Change of use to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 10 people
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26/00518/LDC Refused
1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the existing use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Dartford
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7 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Russell Associates Architects/Kasia Ryczek Agent, an architecture practice
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT SHEET
- REFUSED
- NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL
- 1431.22A PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- 1431 01-2A LOCATION PLAN
- 1431-210A-FIRE STRATEGY
- 1431 FLOOD MAP
- 1431.70 PROPOSED PARKING LAYOUT AND 3 POINT TURNING
- 1431/101 EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/104 EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/102 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/103 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/201 PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/203 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/204 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- CIL FORM
- 1431/202 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 1431/E SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- 1431/106D EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- 1431/107A EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- 1431/108A EXISTING AND PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- SUPPORT LETTER
- HMO LICENCE
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