Stone Castle planning approval rate
Stone Castle ward in Dartford has a 93.5% approval rate based on 597 planning decisions. Dartford overall: 88.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
597
Decisions
558
Approved
39
Refused
88.2%
Dartford average
Stone Castle is 5.3 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
93.5%
Dartford overall
88.2%
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Recent decisions in Stone Castle
Erection of front infill extension and raising of roof of both properties to cre · Mon 22 Dec 2025
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a 2-storey new dwelling house wi · Mon 22 Dec 2025
Submission of details relating to balcony details to address privacy mitigation · Fri 21 Nov 2025
Proposed loft conversion with a roof window and erection of a small rear lobby/c · Fri 14 Nov 2025
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a sing · Thu 30 Oct 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dartford
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,102 decisions.