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Projects: Dartford

Dartford local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

The local plans, investments and decisions worth following.

4 selected records checked against official sources. A plan is not a completed project; each record shows the stage its source establishes.

Central Dartford

Completed town-centre street improvements

Brewery Square, new crossings and renewed paving are recorded as delivered.

Named earlier phases completed; later phases are separate · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Dartford Borough Council

What the source says: Completed street works do not establish a measured increase in trade or reduction in collisions.

Next thing to establish: What dated decision or progress report confirms the current stage?

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Town Centre Improvement Works: works so far →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

  • What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
  • Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
  • Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
  • What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Make the completed public spaces work for residents →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Spital Street, Hythe Street and central Dartford junctions

Spital Street and later town-centre phases

The council describes works on Spital Street and further junction changes.

Spital Street work underway in the reviewed page; later timings not finalised · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Dartford Borough Council

What the source says: The page separates ongoing works from later phases whose dates remain unconfirmed.

Next thing to establish: What dated decision or progress report confirms the current stage?

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Town Centre Improvement Works: upcoming work →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

  • What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
  • Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
  • Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
  • What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Protect access during the remaining street works →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Steele Avenue, Greenhithe

Greenhithe Medical Centre

A new centre is planned to replace and improve local surgery facilities.

Land purchase completed; design, legal and business-case work still required · evidence dated 2026-03-25

Responsible body: Dartford Borough Council and NHS Kent and Medway

What the source says: The newer update supersedes older construction forecasts. A purchased site is not an open surgery or added appointment capacity.

Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Greenhithe Medical Centre delivery update →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

  • Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
  • Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
  • What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Separate progress on Greenhithe’s building from access to care →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Hayes Road, Stone

Stone recreation ground upgrade

Developer-contribution funding is allocated to improve the recreation ground.

Funding allocated; completion not established in this funding statement · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Stone Town Council, with Dartford Borough Council funding

What the source says: The statement records allocations at 31 December 2025. It is not a certificate that each funded scheme has opened.

Next thing to establish: What dated decision or progress report confirms the current stage?

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Dartford Infrastructure Funding Statement, February 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Questions for the next progress report

  • What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
  • Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
  • Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
  • What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?

Turn Stone’s recreation allocation into usable improvements →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →