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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 dates
6,402Searchable applications
246Recorded as pending
74%Approval rate · 5,164 approved or refused records
1,328Refused applications

3,836 approved · 1,328 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. Application Refused20211491

    Creation of a vehicle access, hardstanding and extended vehicle crossover.

    43 Nursery Grove Gravesend Kent DA11 7BB

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  2. Unknown20211492

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.0 metres, maximum height of 3.0 metres and eaves height of 3.0 metres.

    6 Russell Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RT

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  3. Pending Consideration20211493

    Thurrock Consultation - 21/01928/FUL - Use of the land for external storage for a temporary period of no more than 5 years including the storage of new motor vehicles and miscellaneous port-related product (Area 2) with associated minor regrading of land using on-site inert material and importation of inert capping material.

    Former Tilbury B Power Station Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park Fort Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8UL

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  4. Pending Consideration20211494

    Thurrock Consultation - 21/01927/FUL - Use of the land for external storage for a temporary period of no more than 5 years including the storage of HGVs, new motor vehicles and miscellaneous port-related product (Area 1) with associated minor filling of existing concrete slab voids and installation of ramps at kerb edges where necessary using on-site inert material.

    Former Tilbury B Power Station Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park Fort Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8UL

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  5. Application Withdrawn20211495

    Erection of detached one bedroom annex/garden room to be used ancillary to main dwelling.

    Little Acre Foxendown Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AE

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  6. Application Permitted20211496

    Conversion of existing garage and store into habitable rooms.

    15 Churchside Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SJ

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  7. Application Permitted20211497

    Erection of single storey rear extension.

    Sealeys Estate Agents 184 - 185 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EN

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  8. Application Permitted20211498

    Pitched roof over existing two storey side addition and single storey rear extension.

    1 Gables Cottages Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  9. Approval of details20211499

    Application for approval of conditions 6, 7, 8 and 16 attached to planning permission reference number 20181078 relating to hard surface treatments and screening (excluding front boundary wall and railings)(6), soft landscaping (7), external lighting (8) and Design and Access Statement (16).

    10 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EF

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  10. Application Permitted20211500

    Erection of a single storey front extension.

    The Stables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HP

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  11. Application Permitted20211501

    Application for Listed Building Consent for erection of a single storey front extension.

    The Stables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HP

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  12. Approval of details20211502

    Application for approval of condition 14 attached to planning permission reference number 20190503 relating to details of the new play area (including details of all equipment, seating, bins, fencing and surface treatment etc).

    Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  13. Consent tree works in Conservation Area20211503

    Yew (T1) - Crown lift to achieve 2m ground clearance. Reduce height by 30% to alleviate pressure on decayed baseCherry (T2) - Crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearance. Reduce primary SE branch by 2m to alleviate weight Acer (T3) - Reduce to growth point at 2m due to adverse lean and wound decayApple x 2 (T4) - Fell as deadAsh (T5) - Remove damaged pendulous branchAsh (T6) - Remove dead wood and split branches. Crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearanceAsh x 2 (T7) - Crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearance over graves. Remove encroaching dead woodAsh (T8) - Remove dead wood. Repair damaged limbs. Crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearance

    The Vicarage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  14. Application Refused20211504

    **REVISED DESCRIPTION**Demolition of rear extension; Erection of two storey rear extension and first floor front extension; Construction of raised walls on front and rear elevations with new raised roof and front and rear dormers; Conversion of roof space to provide habitable accommodation; Internal alterations to create integral garage; and formation of two parking spaces.

    Robin Hill Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  15. Application Permitted20211505

    Demolition of existing pathways and steps and reconstruction and repositioning of pathways without steps to be DDA friendly.

    27 Spring Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1LL

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  16. Application Refused20211506

    Erection of an attached 2 bedroom house in the side garden of the existing dwelling house and provision of off street car parking.

    1 Codrington Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 5DB

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  17. Application Permitted20211507

    Siting of a waste extraction system in the car park.

    Leading Edge Labels Ltd Units H1 To H4 East Mill Gravesend Kent DA11 0DP

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  18. Application Permitted20211508

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    11 High View Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HR

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  19. Application Permitted20211509

    Erection of a first floor side extension, with alterations to the external surfaces of the existing house.

    The Silver Birches Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  20. Application Permitted20211510

    Extension of front porch and erection of a single storey rear, part two storey side and front extensions.

    1 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  21. Application Refused20211511

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of a new 1.5 storey building comprising of 6 studio apartments with associated landscaping and cycle storage.

    12 - 16 Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  22. Application Permitted20211512

    REVISED Repainting of existing windows. Replacement of existing roof tiles with Welsh Blue-Grey slate tiles matching the existing and replace the existing rooflight with conservation-style rooflight.

    4A Joy Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1NT

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  23. Application Permitted20211513

    REVISED Application for Listed Building Consent for Repainting of existing windows. Replacement of existing roof tiles with Welsh Blue-Grey slate tiles matching the existing and replace the existing rooflight with conservation-style rooflight.

    4A Joy Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1NT

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  24. Application Permitted20211514

    Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a two storey side extension including internal alterations.

    23 Britannia Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4RP

    Received 7 Dec 2021

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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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