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 81.1% based on 328 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dartford?

There is a 18.9% 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 18.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,697 real decisions·22 wards·Updated June 2026

87.8% approved overall. But 941 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Dartford shifts your odds by up to 18.9%. 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	52	52	0	100.0%
3	Ebbsfleet	61	59	2	96.7%
4	Bridge	244	233	11	95.5%
5	Stone Castle	650	607	43	93.4%
6	Maypole & Leyton Cross	266	242	24	91.0%
7	Bean & Village Park	211	192	19	91.0%
8	Stone House	243	219	24	90.1%
9	Greenhithe & Knockhall	278	250	28	89.9%
10	Temple Hill	210	186	24	88.6%
11	West Hill	393	348	45	88.5%
12	Brent	367	324	43	88.3%
13	Heath	382	336	46	88.0%
14	Swanscombe	273	239	34	87.5%
15	Joydens Wood	677	586	91	86.6%
16	Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley	703	608	95	86.5%
17	Town	625	537	88	85.9%
18	Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet	1,034	882	152	85.3%
19	Darenth	157	131	26	83.4%
20	Newtown	313	260	53	83.1%
21	Burnham	145	118	27	81.4%
22	Princes	328	266	62	81.1%

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What the data tells us

A 18.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD approves 100.0% of applications while Princes approves just 81.1%. 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 7,697 planning decisions in Dartford, January 2020 to present. 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 →