Which ward in Dartford has the highest planning approval rate?

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD at 100.0% based on 10 decisions.

Which ward in Dartford has the lowest planning approval rate?

Princes at 80.5% based on 334 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dartford?

There is a 19.5% gap between Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD and Princes. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Dartford

Planning outcomes in Dartford are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 19.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,829 real decisions·22 wards·Updated August 2026

87.6% approved overall. But 968 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Dartford shifts your odds by up to 19.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD	10	10	0	100.0%
2	Outside Borough Boundary	53	53	0	100.0%
3	Ebbsfleet	65	63	2	96.9%
4	Bridge	246	235	11	95.5%
5	Stone Castle	662	618	44	93.4%
6	Maypole & Leyton Cross	267	243	24	91.0%
7	Bean & Village Park	216	195	21	90.3%
8	Stone House	243	219	24	90.1%
9	Greenhithe & Knockhall	283	254	29	89.8%
10	West Hill	404	359	45	88.9%
11	Temple Hill	213	189	24	88.7%
12	Brent	375	330	45	88.0%
13	Heath	387	340	47	87.9%
14	Swanscombe	276	241	35	87.3%
15	Joydens Wood	685	592	93	86.4%
16	Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley	715	618	97	86.4%
17	Town	635	547	88	86.1%
18	Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet	1,055	897	158	85.0%
19	Newtown	320	266	54	83.1%
20	Darenth	161	132	29	82.0%
21	Burnham	147	120	27	81.6%
22	Princes	334	269	65	80.5%

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What the data tells us

A 19.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD approves 100.0% of applications while Princes approves just 80.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 7,829 planning decisions in Dartford, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Dartford Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →