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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.
4,418 approved · 1,472 refused · 209 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Nutfield Farm Priestwood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DA
Received 19 Sept 202310 Lanes Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HR
Received 19 Sept 2023Black Eagle Security Systems 8 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0RU
Received 19 Sept 2023Swift Farm Dean Lane Harvel Gravesend Kent DA13 0BS
Received 20 Sept 2023Norwood Farm House Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YF
Received 20 Sept 2023Norwood Farm House Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YF
Received 20 Sept 2023Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 20 Sept 202357 Beechwood Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0TX
Received 20 Sept 20237 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0RU
Received 20 Sept 2023Former Westwood 38 Rhododendron Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 21 Sept 2023The Clarence Arms 77 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1BN
Received 21 Sept 2023Gwendon Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JT
Received 21 Sept 2023Mulberry House Gold Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AA
Received 22 Sept 2023Owlswood Cottage Priestwood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DA
Received 25 Sept 2023Owlswood Cottage Priestwood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DA
Received 25 Sept 2023Land At Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 25 Sept 20237 Hudson Close Gravesend Kent DA12 5FB
Received 25 Sept 2023Land Adjacent And To The Rear Of Norwood Farm House Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YF
Received 25 Sept 2023148 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PF
Received 25 Sept 202357 Truro Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5RQ
Received 25 Sept 2023Land North Of The Creek Northfleet Embankment West The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 26 Sept 2023Land North Of The Creek Northfleet Embankment West The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 26 Sept 2023Oaklands Farm Priestwood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DA
Received 27 Sept 20232 Burghfield Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JL
Received 27 Sept 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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