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.
3,929 approved · 1,354 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Marks Square Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HU
Received 18 Feb 202265 Castle Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4TG
Received 18 Feb 202275 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0SQ
Received 21 Feb 202215 Range Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2JR
Received 21 Feb 2022189 Dene Holm Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LQ
Received 18 Feb 2022Oakleaves Chapmans Hill Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QP
Received 21 Feb 20227 Trosley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7QN
Received 21 Feb 202250 Northumberland Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JP
Received 22 Feb 20221 Southfield Shaw Park Homes Harvel Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0RH
Received 22 Feb 2022The Retreat Northfleet Green Gravesend Kent DA13 9PN
Received 22 Feb 20228 Saxon Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8HA
Received 22 Feb 2022172 Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2JF
Received 22 Feb 202212 Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JF
Received 22 Feb 2022La Clef Valley Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DG
Received 22 Feb 202225 The Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0NA
Received 22 Feb 202220 Thomas Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5PZ
Received 22 Feb 202288 Cross Lane East Gravesend Kent DA12 5HB
Received 23 Feb 20227 Davis Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DR
Received 23 Feb 2022Broadeaves Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA
Received 23 Feb 202291 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DB
Received 23 Feb 2022Triple Oak Newlands Lane Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RD
Received 23 Feb 20226 Britannia Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4RR
Received 24 Feb 2022West Cottage 119 Downs Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HD
Received 24 Feb 2022Santona Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA11 7NU
Received 24 Feb 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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