24 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HD
Approved on 10 June 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted29 conditions
Proposal
Change of use from previously approved restaurant (Class E(b)) to a Children's Nursery (Class E(f)) with main access to the premises from the rear curtilage facing Market Street & use of external curtilage for outdoor play area
- Received
- 11 December 2025
- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Ward
- Town
- ReceivedReceived11 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Jun
Decided in 107 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 24 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HD. Dartford has handled 2,160 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 7 weeks longer than Dartford's typical decision time. The site is in the Dartford Town Centre conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Town. We hold 984 applications in total for the DA1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- DA1 1HD
- Parish
- Not Parished
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jas Bansil
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202518 Sep
Submission of details relating to refuse storage management plan (Condition 7) pursuant to planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01100/CDNA - 202521 Feb
Change of use of the ground floor, including proposed extensions enclosing the rear curtilage, to create 2 x…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/00202/VCON - 20232 Mar
Submission of details relating to materials (Condition 11) and design and appearance (Condition 12) of…
Approval of Details for ConditionsDischarge of conditions23/01487/CDNA - 20232 Mar
Submission of details relating to extraction ducts and screening (Condition 16) of planning permission…
Approval of Details for ConditionsDischarge of conditions23/01489/CDNA - 20232 Mar
Submission of details relating to Condition 8 - Crime prevention statement and Condition 22 - air quality of…
Approval of Details for ConditionsDischarge of conditions23/01491/CDNA - 20232 Mar
Submission of details relating to extraction system for partial discharge of Condition 4 of planning…
Approval of Details for ConditionsDischarge of conditions23/01497/CDNA - 20232 Mar
Submission of details relating to materials (Condition 10) of planning permission DA/21/01186/FUL
Approval of Details for ConditionsDischarge of conditions23/01486/CDNA
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