71 Colney Road Dartford Kent DA1 1TQ
Approved on 10 April 2026
Council decision: Approval of Variation of Condition4 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class) (variation of condition 4 of planning permission 24/00947/COU in respect of allowing the occupation of children up to and including the age of 18 instead of 16)
- Received
- 20 February 2026
- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Ward
- Newtown
- ReceivedReceived20 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Feb
- Consult.Consultation24 Mar
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided10 Apr
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at 71 Colney Road Dartford Kent DA1 1TQ. Dartford has handled 396 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Dartford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Newtown. We hold 984 applications in total for the DA1 postcode area.
87% of conditions applications at Dartford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DA1 1TQ
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Not Parished
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 24 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 24 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 42 Hampstead House 176 Finchley Road London NW3 6BT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Abigail Lavery
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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Associated applications
- 202620 Feb
Change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class)…
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Change of use of the site from a residential dwelling (C3 use class) to a children's care home (C2 use class)
ApprovedChange of UsePart of24/00947/COU
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