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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.
4,508 approved · 1,495 refused · 216 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 1983 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 18 Apr 2024Natwest 29 - 30 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2XX
Received 22 Apr 2024Natwest 29 - 30 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2XX
Received 22 Apr 202425 Boucher Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7JA
Received 22 Apr 202434 Marks Square Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HU
Received 22 Apr 2024Land South Of Foxhounds Lane, East Of Park Corner Road Southfleet Kent
Received 19 Apr 20249 The Adelaide Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LU
Received 23 Apr 2024FM Conway Imperial Wharf Clifton Marine Parade Gravesend Kent DA11 0DY
Received 23 Apr 2024Annexe At Oak Tree Cottage Knights Place Farm Watling Street Cobham Gravesend Kent
Received 23 Apr 202411 Norah Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EP
Received 23 Apr 2024Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 23 Apr 2024Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 23 Apr 202481 Beaumont Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9NN
Received 23 Apr 2024Land At Cobham House Vineyard Gold Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AA
Received 23 Apr 2024Azila Dean Lane Harvel Gravesend Kent DA13 0BS
Received 24 Apr 2024Site Of Battle Of Britain Coldharbour Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NT
Received 24 Apr 202423 High View Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HR
Received 24 Apr 202425 St Francis Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 4SY
Received 25 Apr 202460 Mitchell Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AX
Received 25 Apr 2024Ascot Arms Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AW
Received 25 Apr 202425 Jellicoe Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5HU
Received 26 Apr 202469 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2PJ
Received 29 Apr 2024Borough Market High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AZ
Received 29 Apr 2024Borough Market High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AZ
Received 29 Apr 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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