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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 dates
7,317Searchable applications
255Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 5,972 approved or refused records
1,488Refused applications

4,484 approved · 1,488 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted20240131

    Conversion of the building from a public house with flat above to a 5 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) with associated internal and external alterations.

    Crown And Thistle Public House 44 The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BJ

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  2. Application Permitted20240132

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the conversion of the building from a public house with flat above to a 5 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) with associated internal and external alterations.

    Crown And Thistle Public House 44 The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BJ

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  3. Application Permitted20240133

    Erection of a two storey rear and side extension with attached replacement garage and erection of two dormer extensions in the rear roof slope.

    2 Poplar Walk Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EB

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  4. Consent tree works in Conservation Area20240134

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area; crown lift branches to 4m over footpath/pavement to remove hazard for pedestrians and vehicles. Approx 75 m length.

    Sunnyside Guest House 3 Sunnyside Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1LG

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  5. Approval of details20240135

    Application for approval of condition 2 attached to prior approval permission reference number 20231143 relating to details of cycle storage.

    Harjit House 7 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  6. Application Refused20240136

    Demolition of 4 terrace houses and erection of a 3 storey building to accommodate 12no. one bedroom residential units.

    22-25 London Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9JH

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  7. Application Permitted20240138

    Installation of ramped access from the rear elevation to the rear patio for wheelchair use with alterations to fenestration.

    9 St James's Place Lennox Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0EP

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  8. Application Refused20240139

    Change of use of an agricultural building into Five Holiday Let Accommodation Units.

    Barn North Of Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  9. Application Permitted20240140

    Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension with roof lights, installation of a pitch roof dormer to front elevation, alterations to fenestration to rear elevation and provision of a garage.

    Tudor House Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AQ

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  10. Application Permitted20240141

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extension, erection of a front porch, construction of a dormer in the rear roof slope and conversion of the roofspace to form habitable rooms.

    88 Lanes Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HS

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  11. Application Refused20240142

    Creation of vehicle access and driveway to front; Erection of new front boundary and eastern side boundary treatments.

    22 Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LD

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  12. Application Permitted20240143

    Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.

    43 Nursery Grove Gravesend Kent DA11 7BB

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  13. Application Permitted20240144

    Conversion of the upper floors of the property from a vacant restaurant with ancillary accommodation to 1x1 bed flats and 3x2 bed flats.

    157 Milton Road Gravesend Kent

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  14. Application Refused20240145

    Retrospective application for a loft conversion with rear and side dormer and roof lights to the front. Outbuilding in the rear garden.

    23 St Johns Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2SB

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  15. Certificate Granted20240146

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the proposed change of use to a small HMO use of up to 6 people.

    85 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1BN

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  16. Consent for TPO tree works20240147

    Works to protected trees; Heavily pollarded Lime Tree (T1) fell due to recently lost leading limb from bottom of trunk due to decay.

    Hill Glen Cottage Park Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1NS

    Received 6 Feb 2024
  17. Application Permitted20240148

    The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of the proposed upgrade to the existing 15.00m High Pole at Cascades Golf Driving Range, Cascades Leisure Centre, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LG, NGR: E: 567234 N: 171985.

    Communication Station Cascades Leisure Centre Thong Lane Gravesend Kent

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  18. Application Withdrawn20240149

    Change of use of river to Use Class F1 - Learning and non-residential institutions to facilitate the permanent mooring of a vessel.

    Lighthouse Vessel 21 St Andrews Quay Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BD

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  19. Application Refused20240150

    Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey oak frame extension to the front.

    The Manor House Gravesend Road Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JR

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  20. Application Permitted20240151

    Demolition of the existing rear single storey kitchen extension, construction of a 6 metre deep flat roofed rear extension with a roof lights.

    31 The Street Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EA

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  21. Application Permitted20240152

    Change of use of ground floor from retail shop to sui generis takeaway, erection of first floor rear extension, change of use of first floor from shop storage to 1x1 bed flat and alteration of shopfront to provide access to flat.

    2 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1AD

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  22. Certificate Granted20240153

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate in respect of a garden office and gym and demolition of existing single storey garage.

    Cherry Hay Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QQ

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  23. Consent for TPO tree works20240154

    Works to protected trees; Conifer Tree (T1) in the rear garden on the boundary line, to reduce by approximately half its current height.

    3 The Paddock Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0TE

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  24. Application Refused20240155

    Demolition of existing conservatory, toilet block and storage block to proposed a rear orangery and a single storey side extension along with internal alterations.

    Purvil Wood Cottage Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UH

    Received 19 Feb 2024

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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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