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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.
4,317 approved · 1,440 refused · 206 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 The Braes Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NA
Received 16 Feb 20232 Danes Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8EU
Received 16 Feb 20231 Cheneys Cottages Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 4AA
Received 16 Feb 2023Site Of Former Police Station 133 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent
Received 17 Feb 2023Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 20 Feb 2023Clifton Slipways West Street Gravesend Kent
Received 20 Feb 2023Site Of Former Police Station 133 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent
Received 20 Feb 2023Site Of Former Police Station 133 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent
Received 20 Feb 202320 Lime Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PY
Received 20 Feb 20231 Strand Close Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EG
Received 20 Feb 2023138 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PF
Received 20 Feb 2023Gravesend Grammar School For Boys Church Walk Gravesend Kent DA12 2PR
Received 10 Feb 2023Long Acre Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JT
Received 21 Feb 20233 Stanley Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 5SZ
Received 21 Feb 2023Blue Ash 86 Rhododendron Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TT
Received 21 Feb 2023Red Tiles Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JX
Received 21 Feb 2023Land To The East Of Dean Lane Harvel Gravesend Kent
Received 16 Feb 2023Land To The East Of Woodfield Shaw Oakenden Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent
Received 16 Feb 2023Land At Warren Road Cobham Kent
Received 16 Feb 20236 The Gallops Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SS
Received 21 Feb 2023Clifton Slipways West Street Gravesend Kent
Received 22 Feb 202345 Frobisher Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4QY
Received 22 Feb 2023The Mill House Mill Hill Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HA
Received 22 Feb 2023Gravesend Grammar School For Boys Church Walk Gravesend Kent DA12 2PR
Received 22 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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