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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gravesham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,836 approved · 1,328 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
43 Nursery Grove Gravesend Kent DA11 7BB
Received 3 Dec 20216 Russell Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RT
Received 2 Dec 2021Former Tilbury B Power Station Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park Fort Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8UL
Received 2 Dec 2021Former Tilbury B Power Station Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park Fort Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8UL
Received 2 Dec 2021Little Acre Foxendown Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AE
Received 6 Dec 202115 Churchside Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SJ
Received 6 Dec 2021Sealeys Estate Agents 184 - 185 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EN
Received 6 Dec 20211 Gables Cottages Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY
Received 6 Dec 202110 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EF
Received 6 Dec 2021The Stables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HP
Received 6 Dec 2021The Stables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HP
Received 6 Dec 2021Open Space St Patricks Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4AN
Received 6 Dec 2021The Vicarage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB
Received 6 Dec 2021Robin Hill Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA
Received 6 Dec 202127 Spring Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1LL
Received 6 Dec 20211 Codrington Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 5DB
Received 6 Dec 2021Leading Edge Labels Ltd Units H1 To H4 East Mill Gravesend Kent DA11 0DP
Received 6 Dec 202111 High View Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HR
Received 6 Dec 2021The Silver Birches Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA
Received 6 Dec 20211 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 6 Dec 202112 - 16 Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE
Received 7 Dec 20214A Joy Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1NT
Received 7 Dec 20214A Joy Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1NT
Received 7 Dec 202123 Britannia Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4RP
Received 7 Dec 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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