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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.
4,295 approved · 1,435 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
9 Warren View Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EJ
Received 9 Dec 2022The Railway Bell Anglesea Place Gravesend Kent DA11 0RR
Received 9 Dec 2022The Barn East Court Farm Church Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 2NL
Received 12 Dec 2022Laragh Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 4AD
Received 12 Dec 2022Eastfield Farm Stables Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DU
Received 12 Dec 202215 Westwood Gravesend Kent DA11 7AA
Received 12 Dec 2022Crantock House 22A Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1NQ
Received 12 Dec 202233 St Davids Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4AS
Received 13 Dec 2022143 Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5RU
Received 13 Dec 2022Northfleet United Reformed Church Dover Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 13 Dec 2022Meadow Cottage School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7JG
Received 14 Dec 2022Cobhambury Court Cobhambury Road Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3BT
Received 14 Dec 2022136 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
Received 14 Dec 2022Sunny Slope Longfield Avenue Gravesend Longfield Kent DA3 7LA
Received 14 Dec 2022Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AJ
Received 14 Dec 2022Gravesend Rugby Football Club Donald Biggs Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 2TL
Received 15 Dec 2022Bowling Green Church Walk Gravesend Kent DA12 2QU
Received 15 Dec 2022Old Post Office The Street Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EA
Received 15 Dec 2022Mid Kent Golf Club Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RB
Received 16 Dec 20221 Harvest Lane Gravesend Kent DA11 7GU
Received 16 Dec 2022Barn East Of Abbotsview Northfleet Green Gravesend Kent DA13 9PT
Received 16 Dec 2022157 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0SR
Received 16 Dec 2022Land At New Green Farm Lower Road Shorne Gravesend Kent
Received 16 Dec 2022Land At Dashwood Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 0LW
Received 16 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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