Planning application
71 Colney Road Dartford Kent DA1 1TQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class) (variation of condition 4 of planning permission 24/00947/COU in respect of allowing the occupation of children up to and including the age of 18 instead of 16)
As published by the council, reference 26/00201/VCON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00201/VCON
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval of Variation of Condition
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Newtown
- Parish
- Not Parished
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA1 1TQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Dartford
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval of Variation of Condition
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/00947/COU (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Just Planning/Mr Martin Gaine Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT SHEET
- APPROVED
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT 71 COLNEY ROAD
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dartford granted permission on 10 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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