Planning application
Former Dartford Magistrates Court Highfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 2JH
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 the continued use of site as a Learning and Non-Residential Institution (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference 26/00712/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00712/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- LDC Refusal
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town
- Parish
- Not Parished
- Postcode
- DA1 2JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Dartford
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: LDC Refusal
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Paul Nicholls Agent, a planning consultancy
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See their track recordDartford Magistrate Consortium Ltd Applicant, registered in Dartford
Receivership · incorporated 2019 · Dartford
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT SHEET
- REFUSED
- 218-T011 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 218-T010 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- FOR INFO ONLY - DECISION NOTICE 19/01698/COU
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat 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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