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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
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 dates7,329Searchable applications
255Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 5,982 approved or refused records
1,489Refused applications
4,493 approved · 1,489 refused · 216 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approval of Non-material amendment20240233
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20230584 to allow amendment to Condition 2 Approved Drawings List and Condition 6 Pre-commencement Condition.
Parsonage Farm The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3DG
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240234
Erection of emissions management building consisting of a baghouse and stack.
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240235
Conversion of existing dwellinghouse into two separate dwellinghouses. Erection of two storey rear extension, alteration of roof including increase in height, rooflights in each side roof slope and dormer extension in each rear roof slope, single storey front extension and construction of vehicle access and hard paving of front garden.
258 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RE
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240236
Erection of first floor extension to bungalow with pitch roof dormers to front, two storey front porch extension and single storey rear and side extensions with alterations to fenestration.
The Red House Wrangling Lane Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XF
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240238
Application for the approval of condition 9 attached to planning permission reference number 20220733 relating to the Odour Management Plan.
FM Conway Imperial Wharf Clifton Marine Parade Gravesend Kent DA11 0DY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240239
Demolition of existing workshop and garage buildings and erection of replacement garage and new outbuilding.
Azila Dean Lane Harvel Gravesend Kent DA13 0BS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240240
Erection of a two storey side and part two storey part single storey rear extension, front extension and the incorporation of a canopy roof.
31 Gainsborough Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NH
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240241
Application for the approval of conditions 4 and 8 attached to planning permission reference number 20210023 relating to the (4) remediation statement and (8) noise report.
Call Boy Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AX
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240242
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, garage outbuilding, and roof construction. Erection of a first floor above the original footprint of house with hipped roof. Erection of a double storey side extension, and a single storey rear extension with part-flat/part-dual pitch roof and 7 rooflights. Erection of a part-single/ part-double storey porch to the front.
Chescombe Whitehill Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0NY
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240243
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace, erection of outbuilding in rear of garden, erection of bin store to front, alteration of existing frontage to create hard standing for parking, new boundary including existing access.
232 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240244
Conversion of garage to create a 2 bedroom self contained annexe as auxiliary house accommodation.
St Margarets Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JX
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240245
Erection of two dormer extensions in rear roof slope.
2A Darnley Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Certificate Granted20240246
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the loft conversion with two rear dormers and two rooflights to front roofslope.
15 Norfolk Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RX
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240247
Erection of a single storey side extension with associated alterations and creation of a raised patio in the rear garden.
8 Warren View Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240248
Erection of side infill extension and installation of replacement pitched roof over existing side extension.
1 Walmers Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240249
KCC Consultation GR/23/376/RVAR (KCC/GR/0035/2024) - Details of a final design and program for repairing and raising flood defence level to 7M AOD (inclusive of the existing sheet piled wall and the northern flood gate) (Condition 7), details of the detailed final design for the removal of the southern flood gate and its replacement with a fixed flood defence Condition 8) and details of a program of repairs and maintenance for the northern flood gate (Condition 9) pursuant to planning permission GR/23/376 for an enclosed electronic waste (E-Scrap) transfer facility.
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240250
KCC Consultation GR/23/376/R6 (KCC/GR/0040/2024) - Details of piling risk assessment pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission GR/23/376 for an enclosed electronic waste (E-Scrap) transfer facility.
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Certificate Granted20240251
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the existing area outlined on the submitted site location plan that has been used for the commercial storage of caravans, vehicles and containers for a continuous period.
Oakleigh Farm Buckland Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240252
Additional louvres and ductwork to an existing training building, to facilitate a revised ventilation system.
Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre Mark Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 2HN
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn20240253
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: felling of beech tree in the rear garden.
Darnley House Halfpence Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3BP
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240254
Installation of a vehicle crossover and hardstanding.
50 School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7JF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240255
Application for the approval of condition 9 and 18 attached to planning permission reference number 20211196 relating to details of surface finishes for roads and footpaths (9) and full details of the open space, the design and landscaping of all un-built areas of any part of the development (18).
Land To The Rear Of Bridge Bar And Club 24 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240256
Erection of first floor infill extension.
Meopham Veterinary Surgery Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QG
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Certificate Granted20240257
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and removal of original conservatory.
Ashlea Horns Oak Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0BX
Received 21 Mar 2024
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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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