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 81.8% based on 285 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dartford?

There is a 18.2% 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 18.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,102 real decisions·22 wards·Updated March 2026

88.2% approved overall. But 839 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Dartford shifts your odds by up to 18.2%. 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	50	50	0	100.0%
3	Ebbsfleet	58	56	2	96.6%
4	Bridge	243	232	11	95.5%
5	Stone Castle	597	558	39	93.5%
6	Bean & Village Park	185	170	15	91.9%
7	Stone House	220	201	19	91.4%
8	Maypole & Leyton Cross	247	225	22	91.1%
9	Greenhithe & Knockhall	254	229	25	90.2%
10	Brent	336	299	37	89.0%
11	Temple Hill	201	178	23	88.6%
12	West Hill	355	314	41	88.5%
13	Swanscombe	250	221	29	88.4%
14	Heath	359	317	42	88.3%
15	Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley	653	566	87	86.7%
16	Joydens Wood	626	542	84	86.6%
17	Town	571	492	79	86.2%
18	Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet	957	820	137	85.7%
19	Newtown	290	246	44	84.8%
20	Darenth	152	128	24	84.2%
21	Burnham	133	110	23	82.7%
22	Princes	285	233	52	81.8%

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What the data tells us

A 18.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD approves 100.0% of applications while Princes approves just 81.8%. 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 7,102 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 →