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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.
4,316 approved · 1,440 refused · 206 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Miller Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4TP
Received 7 Feb 2023Wisteria Lodge Beechway Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HQ
Received 7 Feb 2023117C Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0SH
Received 8 Feb 2023St Johns Ambulance Brigade H Q Armoury Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NB
Received 8 Feb 202319 Ladyfields Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NU
Received 8 Feb 2023Bucklebury Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JS
Received 8 Feb 202336 St Aidans Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4AQ
Received 9 Feb 202357 Sun Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 5HQ
Received 10 Feb 20235A Stanley Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 5SZ
Received 10 Feb 202317 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0RZ
Received 10 Feb 2023112 Barr Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4DZ
Received 13 Feb 2023The Haven Brimstone Hill Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0BN
Received 13 Feb 2023Linden Whitehill Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0NY
Received 13 Feb 202339 The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3BX
Received 14 Feb 2023The Amazon And Tiger Harvel Street Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DE
Received 14 Feb 2023Tourmalane 63 Old Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA11 7NT
Received 14 Feb 202315 Churchside Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SJ
Received 14 Feb 20237 Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EQ
Received 14 Feb 2023RNLI Store Royal Terrace Pier Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent
Received 15 Feb 202321 Lewis Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JQ
Received 15 Feb 202313 Primrose Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 1JN
Received 15 Feb 2023Land To The South Of Upper Staple Hills Wood Buckland Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XF
Received 15 Feb 2023Barn House 3 The Street Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EA
Received 15 Feb 2023Land To The East Of Round Wood Buckland Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent
Received 15 Feb 2023Records 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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