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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.
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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 dates7,331Searchable applications
255Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 5,984 approved or refused records
1,491Refused applications
4,493 approved · 1,491 refused · 216 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 details20240258
Application for approval of condition 3 attached to planning permission reference number 20221179 relating to a comprehensive Code of Construction Practice covering all environmental impacts of this development.
Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Refusal of Non-Material Amendment20240259
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20230553 to allow addition of a shower and kitchenette to provide an annexe for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
31 Mitchell Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AU
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240260
Application for approval of condition 4 parts a, b and c only, attached to planning permission reference number 20221179 relating to a strategy to deal with the potential risks associated with any contamination of the site.
Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240261
Application for approval of the first part of condition 5 attached to planning permission reference number 20221179 relating to the implementation of an archaeological field evaluation works in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable.
Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240262
Application for a determination pursuant to Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether Prior Approval is required in respect of the change of use of undercroft car park of existing commercial building (Use Class E) to 10 residential flats (Use Class C3).
Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0FD
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240263
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
45 Scratton Fields Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AS
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240264
Creation of vehicle crossover to create vehicular access.
4 New House Lane Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HH
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Certificate Refused20240265
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the erection of a rear dormer loft conversion with rooflights.
24 Great Clayne Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2FG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Refusal of Details20240266
Application for approval of condition 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20210130 relating to details of the ventilation extraction system, particularly regarding odour elimination abilities, residence time of the air within the filters and likely noise emissions.
Tops Pizza 7 Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EQ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application Refused20240267
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
5 Alanbrooke Gravesend Kent DA12 1NA
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240268
Prior Approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8 metres, maximum height of 2.89 metres and eaves height of 2.89 metres.
Gwendon Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JT
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Certificate Granted20240269
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed construction of a front wall and gate.
Home Acre Melliker Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Certificate Granted20240270
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope with 2 skylights on front elevation. Installation of a juliette balcony at the rear and 2no. windows on the left side elevation.
24 Chalk Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4UY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240271
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Installation, of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings.
Lion Business Park Dering Way Gravesend Kent
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240273
Formation of a vehicular access and hard standing in the front garden.
45 Northridge Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5AZ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240274
Sevenoaks District Council Consultation 24/00320/HOUSE - Demolition of an existing garage and the construction of a two bay garage.
Bungalow At Cader Idris Poultry Farm Gravesend Road Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7JS
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Unknown20240275
EDC - RECONSULTATION - AMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS Outline planning application (with all matters reserved) for mixed-use development comprising demolition of the existing car parking, structures and station forecourt and provision of residential dwellings (Use Class C3); flexible commercial, business and service uses (Use Class E) to allow provision of retail, offices, restaurants/cafes, nurseries, and healthcare facilities; flexible learning and non-residential institutions (Use Class F1); flexible local community uses (Use Class F2); hotel use (Use Class C1); residential institutions (Use Class C2); and Sui Generis uses to allow provision of co-living and student accommodation, public houses/drinking establishments, and theatres/cinemas. Associated works include hard and soft landscaping, a River Park, car parking and multi-storey car parks,pedestrian, cycle and internal vehicular network, and other ancillary infrastructure; and associated crossings, highway accesses, and junction improvements.
Ebbsfleet Central East Land Adjacent To Ebbsfleet International Railway Station Thames Way Kent
Received 24 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240276
Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of glazing and timber framework support structure to a section of canopy on Platform 2.
Gravesend Railway Station Rathmore Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HP
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240277
Application for variation of condition 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20200131 for works to refurbish and subdivide the existing ground floor A1 Unit, to form part Change of Use to A5 (Hot Food Takeaway) and remaining unit to A1/A2 accommodation including changes to the existing shop front and hard standing. To allow; opening of the premises between 08:00 to 21:00 Monday to Sunday.
DEHA Mortgages 66 - 68 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7PW
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Certificate Refused20240278
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a single storey ground floor side extension.
9 Glenrosa Gardens Gravesend Kent DA12 4PT
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approval of details20240280
Application for approval of condition 3 attached to planning permission reference number 20231000 relating to an ecological enhancement plan being submitted.
Boughurst Farm Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UD
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Consent for TPO tree works20240281
Works to protected trees; Yew Tree (Taxus Baccata) Crown reduction consisting of removing 2m off the top leaving a height of 7m, 1m off north side leaving 4m stem, 1m off east side leaving 4m of stem, 1m of south side leaving 4m of stem and 1m off west side leaving 4m of stem. The total spread of canopy to be left will be 8m and a total height of canopy to 11m. Also banding and removal of ivy to help with preservation of tree.
12 Court Lodge Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EQ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approval of Non-material amendment20240282
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20230683 to allow for a 5 bedroom 7 person HMO Class C4.
17 Lynton Road South Gravesend Kent DA11 7NF
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Application Permitted20240283
Change of use of stable block to create detached dwelling plus associated residential curtilage and use of existing vehicular access.
Plot 19 Rhododendron Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 27 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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