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Dartford has a Local Plan that is up-to-date (adopted April 2024) and sets a clear development strategy and planning policies for the whole Borough. It is now accompanied by three new supplementary planning documents on HMOs, settlements and sustainable transport, and flooding/the River Darent.
New data is available on economic, environmental and social outcomes of planning in the Borough. See how we monitor development in our Authority Monitoring Report and look at our deliverable housing sites that will see us beyond the next five years.
Looking forward
Central Dartford. including the Town Centre, is key to the future of the Borough and an overriding development priority in the Local Plan.
Find out more in our new illustrated document setting out the past and current context (produced as part of our work towards a masterplan to guide change in future).
See the 2025 Local Development Scheme to find out more about updating Dartford’s planning strategies, including the CIL Charging Schedule.
Have your say and managing your contact information
It is easy to let us know that you would or would not like to be kept informed of Dartford Planning Strategy and Infrastructure consultations and updates.
Please complete this online form.
Another way to let us know you no longer wish us to retain your details for consultations is to email localplan@dartford.gov.uk.
The Dartford Statement of Community Involvement sets out how Borough planning will involve the public.
Further information
For further information on any of these topics please contact Dartford Planning Strategy using the contact form.