Major planning applications
This paper sets out brief details of some of the major proposals currently under consideration by the Development Control Section. Papers on all the proposals are available at the Civic Centre or on the Council’s website. You can contact the case officer whose name appears in brackets for further information.
Major schemes at the planning/development stage – April 2007
Ingress Abbey – Development on the site continues; application recently submitted for further development on the Waterfront Phase 4B. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
Ebbsfleet – up to 7.9m. sq.ft. of mixed development approved in principle by Dartford and Gravesham Councils. Master Plan for Springhead in Gravesham Borough approved and details under consideration. Site wide Transport Strategy approved in principle; other Strategy documents under consideration/approved. Master Plan for Station Quarter South under consideration. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
North Dartford (The Bridge)– application for employment (185,800 sq. m. approx.), residential (1500 units), leisure & recreational uses, primary school, local centre, open space, with public transport route, stations & bridges over University Way approved in April 2003; legal agreement completed and outline planning permission issued. Details of early phases approved and under way; distribution centre also under way. Fastrack bridge over A282 and the first phase of residential units now approved. (Adrian Legg 01322 343291 or adrian.legg@dartford.gov.uk)
Land adj. Littlebrook Power Station - outline application for general industry and storage and distribution uses with associated highway works and landscaping. Permission granted October 2005. (Adrian Legg 01322 343291 or adrian.legg@dartford.gov.uk)
Eastern Quarry – Application submitted in January 2003 for a mixed development comprising up to 7250 dwellings and up to 267,250 sq metres of built floorspace for: business premises; education; community & social facilities; hotels; theatre; & supporting retail & leisure facilities; and associated works to provide the development. Application also submitted for part of site (DA/03/01134/OUT) for up to 6,250 dwellings and up to 231,000 sq metres of built floorspace for mixed uses as above. This excludes land in south east corner, for which a separate application under consideration (DA/05/00308/OUT). This proposes up to 1500 dwellings & up to 24,500 sq m of non-residential floorspace for mixed uses. Approval given for earthmoving operations within site.
Resolved to grant outline planning permission in June 2005 to DA/03/01134/OUT subject to prior completion of a Section 106 agreement, approval of various strategies, referral to the First Secretary of State and a satisfactory response from the Highways Agency in relation to the road traffic impacts of the development. Discussions on s106 agreement ongoing. Further information available on the website – www.dartford.gov.uk (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)Channel Tunnel Rail Link – Work is well advanced on Section 2 of the CTRL along the Ebbsfleet Valley and Swanscombe Peninsula, as well as the link road to the STDR4 and the associated improvements to the junction with the A2. Details of the station at Ebbsfleet approved in June 2003 and now almost complete. On schedule for opening 2007. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
Stone Castle, London Road (Waterstone Park) – Application for second phase of up to 450 units, including Stone Castle site, approved in May 2003, subject to completion of a legal agreement, which was concluded in March 2004. Details of later phases now approved and under construction. (Graham Parkinson 01322 343051 or graham.parkinson@dartford.gov.uk)
West Hill Hospital – Permission for ASDA retail store and residential scheme refused in June 2003. Development of 239 dwellings underway on site. Permission recently refused to vary mix and increase numbers; appeal lodged. (Graham Parkinson 01322 343051 or graham.parkinson@dartford.gov.uk)
Glaxo Smith Kline North site – additional manufacturing floorspace approved following completion of a legal agreement with the applicants for the provision of infrastructure. Application for renewal under consideration. (Richard Elder 01322 343208 richard.elder@dartford.gov.uk)
Everards, The Wharf, Station Road, Greenhithe – Appeal dismissed for development of 219 apartments; further application submitted for 211 units recently allowed on appeal. (Graham Parkinson 01322 343051 or graham.parkinson@dartford.gov.uk)
East side of Lowfield Street and Central Park, Dartford – application for a mixed use development comprising retail, residential (490 units); medical/community service centre & associated access, parking & service facilities; construction of new road through Central Park & associated infrastructure improvement including off site highways works approved in principle by Development Control Board on 26 August 2004 but rejected by Secretary of State. (Adrian Legg 01322 343291 or adrian.legg@dartford.gov.uk)
Swanscombe Peninsula West – planning brief now adopted. Further information available on the website – www.dartford.gov.uk. Planning application submitted for mixed development of up to 1750 dwellings, commercial floorspace, community facilities and associated infrastructure. Separate application approved for 110 dwellings south of Craylands Lane, subject to completion of a legal agreement. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
Bellegrove Ceramics, Salisbury Road, Dartford – Permission refused for 2 blocks of flats March 2005 and appeal dismissed May 2006. Further application likely. (Richard Elder 01322 343208 richard.elder@dartford.gov.uk)
Pit 8 St James Pit, St James Lane, Horns Cross – Application pending for up to 1000 dwellings plus ancillary and support facilities. (Graham Parkinson 01322 343051 or graham.parkinson@dartford.gov.uk)
Pier Road, Greenhithe – application pending for marina and associated facilities. Furhter information requested from applicants. (Alec Lauder 01322 343239 or alec.lauder@dartford.gov.uk)
Major planning applications submitted January – March 2007
Details of all the applications below are available on the Planning section of the Council’s website – www.dartford.gov.uk
DA/06/01402/FUL – Residential development of 58 apartments at land adj. Brooklands Lakes, Dartford. Application withdrawn. (Adrian Legg 01322 343291 or adrian.legg@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00012/FUL – Residential development at Mount Nod Opposite 26 London Road, Greenhithe. Permission refused March 2007. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00013/REM – Details of Fastrack stations for The Bridge. Approved February 2007. (Adrian Legg 01322 343291 or adrian.legg@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00030/REM – Details of retail/residential scheme at 1-7 Suffolk Road, Dartford. Approved March 2007. (Richard Elder 01322 343208 richard.elder@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/0110/OUT – 17 flats at 19 London Road, Swanscombe. Application withdrawn. (Richard Elder 01322 343208 richard.elder@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00044/FUL – 6 storey building comprising retail units, office space and residential apartments at rear of Two Brewers PH, Lowfield Street, Dartford. (Emma Jefferys 01322 343606 or emma.jefferys@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00238/FUL – 3 storey block of flats rear of 101-113 Hawley Road, Wilmington. (Emma Jefferys 01322 343606 or emma.jefferys@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00277/REM – Details of 76 dwellings at Waterfront 4B, Ingress Park, Greenhithe. (Sonia Bunn 01322 343620 or sonia.bunn@dartford.gov.uk)
DA/07/00298/FUL – Residential redevelopment of 96 dwellings at Arjo Wiggins, rear of Abbey Place/Burnham Terrace, Lawson Road, Dartford. (Graham Parkinson 01322 343051 or graham.parkinson@dartford.gov.uk
