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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.
4,359 approved · 1,453 refused · 208 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Lesley Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JS
Received 2 May 2023Land At Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 2 May 202394 Gordon Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9JW
Received 2 May 2023Gardeners Cottage Brewers Road Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LB
Received 2 May 20231 Warwick Gardens Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0PJ
Received 2 May 20231 Sirdar Strand Gravesend Kent DA12 4LP
Received 2 May 2023Dolphin Yard Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE
Received 3 May 2023Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 3 May 20234 Buttercup Walk Gravesend Kent DA11 7GB
Received 3 May 2023Ashley Down Nursing Home 29 Clarence Place Gravesend Kent DA12 1LD
Received 3 May 2023The Chestnuts Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AH
Received 3 May 20237 Old Road East Gravesend Kent
Received 3 May 20231 Gabriel Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4QD
Received 3 May 202367 Barr Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4DU
Received 3 May 202349 Nursery Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0NE
Received 3 May 202334 Hartshill Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7DY
Received 4 May 202317 Kemsley Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8PH
Received 5 May 2023Helen Allison School Longfield Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EW
Received 5 May 20237 Court Lodge Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EQ
Received 5 May 2023109 Cirrus Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4QR
Received 5 May 2023373 Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5TA
Received 5 May 2023Co-operative Group Food Limited Sundial House 1 East Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2JL
Received 5 May 2023St Mildred's Church Nurstead Church Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 5 May 20239 Warren View Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EJ
Received 5 May 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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