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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Gravesham Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gravesham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,292Searchable applications
255Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 5,953 approved or refused records
1,485Refused applications
4,468 approved · 1,485 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationLocal plan Local plan and policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.general@gravesham.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Unknown20240055
Prior notification under Part 3 Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the conversion of an agricultural building to a commercial use Class E.
Little Rose Farm Gravesend Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7JS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240056
Demolition of existing 4 bed bungalow and double garage. Erection of two semi-detached four bed two storey houses with single garages.
7 The Turnstones Gravesend Kent DA12 5QD
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Certificate Refused20240057
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a wall and gate.
Home Acre Melliker Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HY
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240058
Retrospective planning application for the existing single storey outbuilding in the rear garden.
34 Beechwood Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TX
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Certificate Granted20240059
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate in respect of a loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front elevation; single storey rear extension and front porch.
94 Dene Holm Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LN
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Approval of details20240060
Application for approval of condition 3 attached to Listed Building Consent reference number 20230933 relating to details and specifications of the window and door approved.
36 - 38 The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Certificate Granted20240061
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
27 Detling Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DH
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240062
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and changes to fenestration.
27 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Unknown20240063
Electricity Act 1989 - Overhead Lines- Consultation - Works at Gravesend: one existing terminal tower will be removed, and one new tower will be erected to facilitate a realignment. The new span will be 325m long, replacing an existing span of 400m and provide a net loss of approximately 78m of overhead line. To facilitate this replacement tunnel project, new cables in the replacement tunnel must be connected to the existing high voltage 400kV overhead line network and a planning application under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 has been submitted alongside this application.
Eastcourt Marshes Electricity Substation Mark Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 2HR
Received 8 Dec 2023 - Unknown20240064
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00 metres, maximum height of 3.44 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
36 Hillingdon Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7LG
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240065
Erection of a ground floor wrap around extension.
11 Long Walk Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HH
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Unknown20240066
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of the removal of 3no. existing antennas and the installation of 6no. antennas alongside ancillary works to the existing structure.
Telecommunications Mast At Northumberland Bottom Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA13 9RE
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240067
Demolition of existing green house and shed in rear garden and erection of detached outbuilding for garden room/office/gym including internal store and bathroom.
20 Golf Links Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7PA
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Certificate Refused20240068
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate in respect of erection of part two storey and part single storey rear extension and single storey side extension.
Tanners Grange Tanyard Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Unknown20240069
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8.00 metres, maximum height of 2.60 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
Tanners Grange Tanyard Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Application Refused20240070
Roof level extension to create 1x 1 bed flat and 1x 2 bed flat additional units (Use Class C3); first floor rear extension to make 1x 2 bed flat; altered external staircase access and internal rearrangement to make 1x 1 bed flat; new entrance and internal rearrangement to studio unit; and new window openings on the front and rear elevation.
7 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0PD
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Application Refused20240071
Outline application with some matters reserved for the demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 4 no. residential dwellings, with layout and access to be determined.
4 Gouge Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DP
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Refused20240072
Erection of a ground floor rear and side extension.
20 Nash Croft Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SY
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240073
Erection of a single storey side return extension.
28 Cross Lane West Gravesend Kent DA11 7PY
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Refused20240074
Raising of existing side roof.
34 The Braes Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NA
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240075
Erection of ground floor front and rear extensions, side entrance lobby infill, roof light and associated external and internal alterations.
7 Glenrosa Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4PT
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240076
Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
23 The Pippins Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HB
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Unknown20240078
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Telecommunications Pole Cherrywood Drive Durndale Shears Green DA11 8PL
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Permitted20240080
Change of use from sui generis public house to sui generis takeaway.
Former Room Forty Four 44 High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AY
Received 30 Jan 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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