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.
3,898 approved · 1,344 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
48 Wilberforce Way Gravesend Kent DA12 5DQ
Received 31 Dec 2021Long Reach Sole Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AY
Received 5 Jan 2022Worlds End Pumping Station Fort Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7NR
Received 5 Jan 2022Burghfield Wrotham Road Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RF
Received 6 Jan 202251 London Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9JR
Received 6 Jan 20229 Haynes Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HL
Received 7 Jan 20226 The Hedgerows Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BE
Received 7 Jan 2022Car Park Shorne Common Mill Hill Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent
Received 6 Jan 2022Woodberry Down White Horse Road Harvel Gravesend Kent DA13 0UF
Received 10 Jan 20221-73 (odds) Lapis Close Gravesend Kent DA12 4UE
Received 10 Jan 2022Land At Market Square And Horn Yard Car Parks New Swan Yard Gravesend DA12 2EN
Received 10 Jan 2022Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 10 Jan 20221 Broadwood Gravesend Kent DA11 7RX
Received 10 Jan 2022Grove Farm House Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NX
Received 10 Jan 2022Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 10 Jan 2022Morrisons Coldharbour Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AB
Received 12 Jan 2022Morrisons Coldharbour Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AB
Received 12 Jan 202291 St Dunstans Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4BJ
Received 12 Jan 2022Squirrels Chase 67 Beechwood Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TX
Received 12 Jan 202216 The Sandpipers Gravesend Kent DA12 5QB
Received 12 Jan 202287 Lower Higham Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2NQ
Received 12 Jan 20221-73 (odds) Lapis Close Gravesend Kent DA12 4UE
Received 10 Jan 20229 East Kent Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9HU
Received 11 Jan 20229 Hawkins Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5NB
Received 13 Jan 2022Records 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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