Dartford Sorting Office 50 West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1AA
Proposal
Determination pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 14 (Class J) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as to whether prior approval is required for the installation of solar PV panels to rooftops
- Received
- 11 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 15 October 2026
- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Ward
- West Hill
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation13 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Dartford Sorting Office 50 West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 1AA. Dartford has handled 2,075 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across West Hill. We hold 941 applications in total for the DA1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025
- Tree Preservation Order: 69/00001/TPOProtected tree on or next to this site
- Brownfield land register: 52 - 62 West Hill / C Pearson E Bates Storage Yard And Workshops, West Hill, Dartford DA1…Register site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 4.1 miSidcupRTPIRICS Regulated
- 5.6 miLongfieldRTPI
- 6.8 miOrpingtonRTPI
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