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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.
4,452 approved · 1,479 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
38 Gwynn Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AR
Received 8 Dec 2023Home Acre Melliker Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HY
Received 8 Dec 2023232 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RE
Received 8 Dec 2023Land Rear Of Bridewell Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA11 7NU
Received 8 Dec 202351 St Marks Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9LN
Received 8 Dec 2023Chestnut Cottage Harvel Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0RN
Received 8 Dec 2023286 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RF
Received 11 Dec 2023Land To The Rear Of Bridge Bar And Club 24 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 11 Dec 2023Nurstead Hall Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 11 Dec 2023Nurstead Hall Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 11 Dec 2023Former Site Of Dillybank Dillywood Lane Higham Rochester Kent
Received 11 Dec 202323 St Johns Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2SB
Received 11 Dec 20235 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA
Received 11 Dec 202312 Court Lodge Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EQ
Received 12 Dec 202320 Spring Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1LL
Received 12 Dec 2023Mayfield Grammar School Pelham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0JE
Received 11 Dec 20231 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 12 Dec 2023Old Rectory Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 13 Dec 202327A South Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1LA
Received 13 Dec 2023Southern Valley Golf Club Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LT
Received 13 Dec 2023Gracy Lodge Valley Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DG
Received 13 Dec 2023Little Gables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HX
Received 14 Dec 202323 Silver Birch Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TP
Received 14 Dec 2023Nurstead Hall Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 14 Dec 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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