Stone Castle planning approval rate
Stone Castle ward in Dartford has a 93.4% approval rate based on 668 planning decisions. Dartford overall: 87.6%.
Last updated: August 2026
93.4%
ward approval rate
668
Decisions
624
Approved
44
Refused
87.6%
Dartford average
Stone Castle is 5.8 percentage points above the Dartford average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Stone Castle compares
Stone Castle ward
93.4%
Dartford overall
87.6%
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Recent decisions in Stone Castle
Submission of details relating to tree replacement pursuant to condition 4 of pl · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Installation of a mezzanine floor for ancillary retail storage and back of house · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Application for full planning permission for external alterations including to t · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed replacement of the · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6-bedroom 6-person HMO (Class C · Fri 31 Jul 2026
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