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1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND

Refused Dartford 25/01458/COU Change of Use

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 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)

    Decided 22 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by Dartford

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT SHEET Report · 04 Mar 2026
  • REFUSED Decision Notice · 04 Mar 2026
  • NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL Additional Information or Correspondence · 15 Jan 2026
  • 1431.22A PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 07 Jan 2026
  • 1431 01-2A LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 07 Jan 2026
  • 1431-210A-FIRE STRATEGY Drawings · 07 Jan 2026
  • 1431 FLOOD MAP Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431.70 PROPOSED PARKING LAYOUT AND 3 POINT TURNING Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/101 EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/104 EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/102 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/103 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/201 PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/203 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/204 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • CIL FORM CIL · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/202 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/E SUPPORTING STATEMENT Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/106D EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/107A EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • 1431/108A EXISTING AND PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 22 Dec 2025
  • SUPPORT LETTER Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • HMO LICENCE Report · 22 Dec 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.

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  • 1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND

    25/01458/COU Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 10 people

    Refused Full applications 23 docs
  • 1 The Orchard Mounts Road Greenhithe Kent DA9 9ND

    26/00518/LDC Submitted 8 May 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the existing use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4)

    Refused Lawful development 15 docs
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