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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.
4,293 approved · 1,433 refused · 204 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 1983 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Cross Lane West Gravesend Kent
Received 30 Nov 202256 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1BB
Received 30 Nov 202212 Hays Mead Henley Street Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XD
Received 30 Nov 20228 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 30 Nov 202256 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1BB
Received 30 Nov 20222 Warren View Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EJ
Received 30 Nov 202236 The Sandpipers Gravesend Kent DA12 5QB
Received 1 Dec 20227 Fairfields Gravesend Kent DA12 4QG
Received 1 Dec 2022Stairways Express African Foods 9 Brewhouse Yard Gravesend Kent DA12 2EJ
Received 1 Dec 2022The Old Parsonage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB
Received 2 Dec 20223 Stacey Close Gravesend Kent DA12 5TD
Received 2 Dec 2022Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LG
Received 1 Dec 2022Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 5 Dec 2022Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 5 Dec 2022Walker Croft 27 - 28 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1AX
Received 5 Dec 202247 Nursery Grove Gravesend Kent DA11 7BB
Received 5 Dec 2022Livingstone Road Stores 10 - 12 Livingstone Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5DZ
Received 6 Dec 2022SWA Water Boost Station Harvel Road Meopham Gravesend Kent TN15 7JT
Received 6 Dec 2022Rosemead Whitepost Lane Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0TH
Received 7 Dec 2022St Marys Church Room Sole Street Cobham Gravesend Kent
Received 7 Dec 2022Wicked Wings Ltd 24 Perry Street Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RE
Received 7 Dec 202285 Sallows Shaw Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9BP
Received 7 Dec 20228 Earl Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7AF
Received 8 Dec 202212 Downs Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HE
Received 8 Dec 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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