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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.
4,323 approved · 1,445 refused · 207 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Edmund Green Edmund Close Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 7 Mar 2023Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 7 Mar 202318 Hill Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DD
Received 8 Mar 2023159 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0QL
Received 8 Mar 20232 Abbey Farm Cottages Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Received 8 Mar 2023Elmscroft Steeles Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QD
Received 8 Mar 2023White Hart Harvester Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4TN
Received 8 Mar 2023Natwest 29 - 30 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2XX
Received 8 Mar 2023Natwest 29 - 30 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2XX
Received 8 Mar 2023Clifton Slipways West Street Gravesend Kent
Received 9 Mar 2023Westwood 38 Rhododendron Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TT
Received 9 Mar 202326 Salcote Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4RB
Received 9 Mar 2023The Three Crutches Old Watling Street Higham Rochester Kent ME2 3UG
Received 9 Mar 2023Ascot Arms Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AW
Received 9 Mar 202336 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW
Received 9 Mar 202357 Truro Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5RQ
Received 9 Mar 202357 Truro Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5RQ
Received 9 Mar 20232 Poplar Walk Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EB
Received 10 Mar 2023Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Received 10 Mar 20234 High Street Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9HB
Received 9 Feb 20237 Cheshunt Close Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HU
Received 13 Mar 2023Land Adjoining 20 Tradescant Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EE
Received 13 Mar 2023103 Downs Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HD
Received 13 Mar 2023Pinecroft Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YF
Received 14 Mar 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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