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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.
4,368 approved · 1,454 refused · 208 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land Adjacent To And At The Rear Of Norwood Farm House Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YF
Received 15 May 2023Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 15 May 202369 St Marks Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9LN
Received 16 May 2023Charnwood 77 Beechwood Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TX
Received 16 May 2023Shorne Mead Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JT
Received 16 May 2023St Andrews Gardens Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent
Received 16 May 202324 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 16 May 202324 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 16 May 2023Graveney Lodge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AQ
Received 16 May 2023Land To Rear Of 20 Lewis Road Lewis Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent
Received 16 May 20231 Huntingfield Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EY
Received 16 May 2023Communication Station The Hive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9DE
Received 12 May 202350 Marina Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9LG
Received 17 May 2023Valley View Wrangling Lane Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XF
Received 17 May 2023Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 17 May 2023Berth 40A Tilbury Freeport Tilbury Essex RM18 7EH
Received 17 May 202340 Snelling Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7EG
Received 18 May 20239 St James Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HF
Received 18 May 202314 & 15 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EB
Received 18 May 20232 Church Cottages Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AB
Received 18 May 202312 Orchard Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0LW
Received 18 May 2023Land At Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AA
Received 18 May 202312 Viking Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8ET
Received 19 May 20231 Foxbury Manor Old Watling Street Higham Rochester Kent ME2 3UG
Received 19 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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