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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.
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Gravesham Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gravesham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,397Searchable applications
246Recorded as pending
74%Approval rate · 5,159 approved or refused records
1,327Refused applications
3,832 approved · 1,327 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationLocal plan Local plan and policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.general@gravesham.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Approval of details20211464
**REVISED DESCRIPTION**Application for approval of condition 7 (i), (ii) and (iii) attached to planning permission reference number 20190520 relating to the details of the risk assessment and contamination.
The Builders Yard Lower Range Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2QL
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Approval of details20211465
Application for approval of condition 8 attached to planning permission reference number 20190520 relating to the details of the Piling Statement.
The Builders Yard Lower Range Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2QL
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted20211466
Demolition of the existing 2 storey outrigger and erection of a replacement two storey outrigger linked to a first floor extension to the existing function room including the change of use of the new first floor accommodation to 6no. en-suite letting rooms ancillary to the existing public house including the relocation of the existing toilets and provision of disabled toilet facilities.
TJ's 15 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RF
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Approval of details20211467
Application for approval of condition 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20190520 relating to the details of the Code of Construction Practice.
The Builders Yard Lower Range Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2QL
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted20211468
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable room and store.
2 Copperfield Crescent Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NJ
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted20211469
Erection of a single storey rear extension, alterations and increase in roof height to create space with useable head height on the first floor, additional rooflight windows to front and rear roof slopes, erection of a two storey entrance porch and infill extension to front.
Muttis Haus Ridge Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DP
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted20211470
Demolition of existing 4 porta cabin classrooms and erection of a new single storey building to be used for a pre-school nursery unit, general classrooms, hall, SEN department and associated facilities.
Meopham County Primary School Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JW
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211471
Application for approval of conditions 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210672 relating to external facing materials.
Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Cross Lane West Gravesend Kent
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20211472
Erection of a first floor rear extension to provide a one bedroom self-contained flat with shared outdoor space incorporating the staircase access to the first floor accommodation and including the replacement of the existing main roof tiles.
Invicta Bar 31 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1AS
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20211473
Partial demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Erection of new single storey rear extension incorporating a new roof, erection of a porch to the side of the dwelling, first floor bathroom window adjustments and internal alterations.
Green Hedges The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3DD
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20211474
Erection of a single storey side extension.
2 Woodside Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SU
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Certificate Granted20211476
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of an outbuilding with indoor swimming pool.
Chestnut Lodge Watling Street Higham Rochester Kent ME2 3UQ
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Unknown20211477
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00 metres, maximum height of 3.60 metres and eaves height of 2.650 metres.
92 Lamorna Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5PT
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Application Refused20211478
Demolition of all buildings and the erection of 16 static homes restricted to those aged 55 and above, with associated management office, internal vehicular access road and parking.
Little Acres Longfield Avenue Gravesend Longfield Kent DA3 7LA
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211479
Application for approval of condition 8 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to soft landscaping.
Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211480
Application for approval of condition 10 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to a strategy for the allocation and safeguarding of parking spaces for the occupiers.
Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20211482
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
29 Northridge Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5AZ
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211483
Application for approval of condition 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20181210 relating to a tree planting scheme.
Purvil Wood Cottage Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UH
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Application Permitted20211484
Erection of a new single storey trolley store to be located within the existing car park.
Rochester And Cobham Park Golf Club Park Pale Shorne Rochester Kent ME2 3UL
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20211485
Demolition of existing lean-to, conservatory and single storey extension. Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Maycroft Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HT
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211486
Application for approval of condition 16 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to details of the winter gardens for proposed flats.
Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211487
Application for approval of condition 15 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to scheme for the provision of affordable housing.
Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Approval of details20211488
Application for approval of condition 7 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to Hard Surface and Boundary Treatments (car park stairs, external entrance stair,levels layout and surface finish).
Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Application Refused20211489
Change of use of the basement and ground floor from shop to a self-contained one bedroom maisonette.
77 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0QB
Received 3 Dec 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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