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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.
4,484 approved · 1,488 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Nurstead Hall Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 19 Feb 202412 Chequers Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HJ
Received 19 Feb 20249 Norah Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EP
Received 19 Feb 2024The Goose 23 - 25 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2DU
Received 20 Feb 202418 Hornbeams Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0TA
Received 20 Feb 2024Advertising Right Flank Wall 175 High Street Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9HG
Received 20 Feb 202413 Longfield Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EW
Received 21 Feb 202418 Marks Square Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HU
Received 21 Feb 20246 Copperfield Close Gravesend Kent DA12 2NJ
Received 21 Feb 20241 Willow Walk Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QS
Received 22 Feb 20242 Normans Close Gravesend Kent DA11 0EX
Received 22 Feb 2024Blu Dols Beauty 49 High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AY
Received 23 Feb 2024Blu Dols Beauty 49 High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AY
Received 23 Feb 2024Little Westwood Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 4AD
Received 23 Feb 2024212 Livingstone Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5DP
Received 23 Feb 20248 The Hive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9DE
Received 23 Feb 2024Chalk Scout Group Castle Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4TQ
Received 23 Feb 2024Everest Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8JX
Received 22 Feb 2024Northfleet Technology College Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BG
Received 22 Feb 2024Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 26 Feb 2024Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 26 Feb 2024Atbara Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ
Received 26 Feb 20245 Martins Close Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HE
Received 26 Feb 20241 Bridge Cottages Sole Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AX
Received 26 Feb 2024Records 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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