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25 Essex Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AU

Refused Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 26/00001/PMA Part 3 MA Prior Approval

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required for change of use from day nursery (Use Class D1) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 26/00001/PMA

Application record

Reference
26/00001/PMA
Type
Part 3 MA Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required & Refused
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Decided
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA1 2AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 26/00030/FTWR (Appeal In Progress)

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT SHEET Report · 10 Apr 2026
  • PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND REFUSED Decision Notice · 10 Apr 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultation Responses · 02 Apr 2026
  • NOISE MITIGATION AND ACOUSTIC DESIGN STATEMENT Report · 27 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultation Responses · 06 Mar 2026
  • KCC HIGHWAYS Consultation Responses · 26 Feb 2026
  • A01 EXISTING FLOOR & ROOF PLANS Drawings · 11 Feb 2026
  • A02 PROPOSED FLOOR & ROOF PLANS Drawings · 11 Feb 2026
  • A03 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawings · 11 Feb 2026
  • A04 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawings · 11 Feb 2026
  • A05 SECTIONS Drawings · 11 Feb 2026
  • SITE LOCATION AND EX BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 02 Feb 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 02 Feb 2026
  • 3D VISUAL Drawings · 02 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 02 Jan 2026

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What this refusal means

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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