Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gravesham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,767 approved · 1,301 refused · 184 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 1983 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pizza Hut Unit G Imperial Retail Park Thames Way Gravesend Kent DA11 0DQ
Received 17 Feb 2021K Johnson Bookmakers 24 The Hill Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9EU
Received 26 Mar 2021Chalk Scout Group Castle Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4TQ
Received 26 Apr 2021214 Springhead Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8HS
Received 10 May 2021214 Springhead Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8HS
Received 10 May 2021China Garden Restaurant 33 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1AS
Received 13 May 2021Land At Constable Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 24 May 202125 And 26 South Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1LA
Received 1 Jun 2021Downhill Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DT
Received 1 Jun 2021Little Acres Longfield Avenue Gravesend Longfield Kent DA3 7LA
Received 2 Jun 2021Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW
Received 15 Jun 2021Customs House The Terrace Gravesend Kent
Received 15 Jun 20211 Manor Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1AA
Received 25 Jun 202169 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DD
Received 5 Jul 202111 Edgehill Gardens Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JU
Received 5 Jul 202110 Darenth Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4TA
Received 8 Jul 202121 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0RZ
Received 12 Jul 2021Nurstead Hill Farm Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 14 Jul 202180 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH
Received 19 Jul 202118 Sun Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 5HG
Received 20 Jul 202145 Milton Hall Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1QN
Received 21 Jul 2021Boughurst Farm Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UD
Received 21 Jul 2021Boughurst Farm Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UD
Received 21 Jul 2021Flat B 119 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1BL
Received 26 Jul 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Gravesham Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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