Planning application
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Hybrid planning application for redevelopment of the site and surroundings, comprising: (i) Full planning application for the erection of a clean multi-energy charging and re-fuelling hub (including parking, welfare facilities and small scale retail), development platforms, hard/soft landscaping works, parking and access, energy and utilities infrastructure; and associated works; (ii) outline planning application for employment development (Use Classes B2 and/or B8) (all matters reserved excluding access).
As published by the council, reference 26/01204/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01204/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- DA1 5PT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00893/SCREEN Decided
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the proposed development including erection of an HGV/LGV vehicle fuelling, charging and service facility including a clean multi energy hub (Sui Generis), welfare building including small scale retail, parking, truck wash and up to approximately 4,000sqm of flexible employment space (Use Classes B2, B8 and / or E(g)(iii))
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25/00911/VCON Granted
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Application under s73 to vary conditions 2, 12, 17, 18, 26 and 29 of planning permission DA/19/01515/FUL (for Redevelopment of site to provide Class B8 (storage and distribution) uses and ancillary B1 uses with associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, works to flood defence and riverside enhancements) to allow for the installation of associated external structures adjacent to the building to include external secure staging unit, the provision of a pedestrian walkway and re-configuration of part of the car park and associated works in connection with the operation of direct customer deliveries from the site
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24/01115/SCREEN Decided
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Screening Opinion under the EIA Regulations 2017 for Redevelopment of site to provide flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses with ancillary offices, with associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, engineering/drainage works and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by Dartford
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22 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dartford took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Dartford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dartford decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the proposed development including erection of an HGV/LGV vehicle fuelling, charging and service facility including a clean multi energy hub (Sui Generis), welfare building including small scale retail, parking, truck wash and up to approximately 4,000sqm of flexible employment space (Use Classes B2, B8 and / or E(g)(iii))
Decided 2 docs -
Littlebrook Power Station Phase 2 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission DA/19/01515/FUL for various minor amendments around the development site and to the plant/equipment/facilities around the building
Granted Amendments 23 docs -
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the proposed development including erection of an HGV/LGV vehicle fuelling, charging and service facility including a clean multi energy hub (Sui Generis), welfare building including small scale retail, parking, truck wash and up to approximately 4,000sqm of flexible employment space (Use Classes B2, B8 and / or E(g)(iii))
Decided Outline 2 docs -
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Screening Opinion under the EIA Regulations 2017 for Redevelopment of site to provide flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses with ancillary offices, with associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, engineering/drainage works and associated works
Decided Outline 2 docs -
Site Of Former Littlebrook Power Station Rennie Drive Dartford Kent DA1 5PT
Screening Opinion under the EIA Regulations 2017 for Redevelopment of site to provide flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses with ancillary offices, with associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, engineering/drainage works and associated works
Decided Outline 2 docs -
The Bridge Plot 34 Rennie Drive Dartford Kent
Submission of details relating to directional signage pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission DA/20/00312/REM for erection of commercial units with flexible use B1(c)/B2/B8 with associated office space, parking and landscaping
Granted Conditions 5 docs
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