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Former Dartford Magistrates Court Highfield Road Dartford Kent DA1 2JH

Refused Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 26/00712/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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
Type
Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: LDC Refusal
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Decided
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA1 2JH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: LDC Refusal

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Paul Nicholls Agent, a planning consultancy

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Dartford Magistrate Consortium Ltd Applicant, registered in Dartford

Active · incorporated 2019 · Dartford

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT SHEET Report · 14 Aug 2026
  • REFUSED Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026
  • 218-T011 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 25 Jun 2026
  • 218-T010 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 25 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Additional Information or Correspondence · 22 Jun 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 22 Jun 2026
  • FOR INFO ONLY - DECISION NOTICE 19/01698/COU Report · 22 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 22 Jun 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 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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