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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.
3,985 approved · 1,364 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Gravesend And North Kent Hospital (M Block) Clifton Road Gravesend Kent
Received 5 May 2022Tranklyn Wrangling Lane Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XF
Received 6 May 2022Telecommunications Station Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5UD
Received 6 May 2022214 Springhead Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8HS
Received 6 May 202285 Chalk Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4UT
Received 9 May 2022369 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RL
Received 9 May 202230 St Gregorys Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4JP
Received 9 May 20224 Ridgeway Bungalows Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JY
Received 10 May 20222 Hays Mead Henley Street Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XD
Received 10 May 202211 The Lapwings Gravesend Kent DA12 5QH
Received 10 May 2022St Johns Ambulance Brigade H Q Armoury Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NB
Received 10 May 202221 Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BA
Received 10 May 202285 Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5RR
Received 11 May 20221 Sunning Hill Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AH
Received 10 May 202248 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HZ
Received 12 May 2022The George Inn Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AH
Received 12 May 2022The George Inn Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AH
Received 12 May 202241 Beech Grove Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AZ
Received 11 May 202284 St Francis Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 4SW
Received 13 May 2022Cobhambury Barn Cobhambury Road Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3BT
Received 16 May 202228 Hornbeams Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0TA
Received 16 May 2022Bucklebury Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JS
Received 16 May 2022Woodhill House Woodhill Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DJ
Received 16 May 2022Wickes Building Supplies Ltd Stuart Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0BZ
Received 16 May 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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