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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 dates7,372Searchable applications
258Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,019 approved or refused records
1,498Refused applications
4,521 approved · 1,498 refused · 216 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 1983 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application Permitted20240442
Creation of a dropped kerb and vehicle cross-over.
27 Whitehill Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 5LT
Received 17 May 2024 - Approval of details20240443
Application for approval of condition 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20210757 relating to details of the measures which shall be undertaken to divert the public sewer(s) underneath the site.
Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW
Received 17 May 2024 - Application Permitted20240444
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form living space and garden room.
32 Orchard Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0LW
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Refused20240445
Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
30 Nansen Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5DA
Received 20 May 2024 - Approval of details20240446
Application for approval of conditions 3, 4 and 5 attached to planning permission reference number 20210321 relating to details of materials to be used externally on the kitchen extension (3), details of the materials, colour and fixings of the retractable roof (4) and details/location of external ducting and noise attenuation measures of any extract ventilation system and odour control equipment (5).
The Page 1 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EW
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Refused20240447
Erection of a detached one bedroom dwelling in the rear garden.
28 Lanes Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HR
Received 20 May 2024 - Application Refused20240448
Conversion of existing farm office building, store and stables to a residential dwelling, ancillary home office/games room, garden storage and re-purposed stable. Erection of boundary walls, repositioned vehicular access and erection of new entrance gates, and associated works.
Giles Farm Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Received 20 May 2024 - Approval of details20240449
Application for approval of condition 3 attached to planning permission reference number 20210757 relating to The Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP).
Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW
Received 20 May 2024 - Certificate Granted20240450
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate in respect of a single storey rear extension.
72 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0QF
Received 20 May 2024 - Unknown20240451
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with roof lantern with a depth of 4.65 metres, maximum height of 3.80 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
21 Haldane Gardens Gravesend Kent DA11 8EA
Received 17 May 2024 - Application Permitted20240452
Erection of a side/rear extension with two roof lights.
88 Alexandra Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2QQ
Received 20 May 2024 - Unknown20240453
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 3.90 metres, maximum height of 3.60 metres and eaves height of 2.70 metres.
350 Thong Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 4LH
Received 17 May 2024 - Application Refused20240454
Erection of temporary structure for workshop/office to include installation of foundation slab.
Unit 23 Apex Business Park Queens Farm Road Shorne Gravesend Kent
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Refused20240455
Erection of a first floor side/rear extension over garage with roof light.
5 Ryecroft Gravesend Kent DA12 4QQ
Received 21 May 2024 - Approval of details20240456
Application for approval of condition 11 attached to planning permission reference number 20221179 relating to details (and samples where requested by the Local Planning Authority) of all the external facing materials to be used in the construction of the development.
Land At St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Refused20240457
Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20240080 for change of use from sui generis public house to sui generis takeaway; to allow a change to the position of the proposed extractor.
Former Room Forty Four 44 High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0AY
Received 21 May 2024 - Consent for TPO tree works20240458
Works to protected trees; tree trimming surrounding the telecommunications mast.
Communication Station Burch Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PD
Received 21 May 2024 - Application Permitted20240460
Erection of a lobby to main entrance of the building with alterations to fenestration and changes to internal layout.
Copperfield House Wombwell Hall Nursing Home Wombwell Gardens Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 22 May 2024 - Application Permitted20240461
Single storey enlargement of existing basement level.
10 Darnley Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PJ
Received 22 May 2024 - Application Refused20240462
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a self build 3 bedroom property.
The Oaks Ridge Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DP
Received 22 May 2024 - Application Withdrawn20240463
Conversion of residential dwelling C3 to 4 bed HMO C4.
98 Cecil Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7DG
Received 22 May 2024 - Application Refused20240464
Application for outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a self build dwelling.
Land Known As The Island Whitepost Lane Culverstone Gravesend Kent
Received 22 May 2024 - Consent for TPO tree works20240465
Works to Protected Trees; 30% reduction of 3 x Hornbeam Trees in the rear garden and cutting away from the house of two trees to the front of the house.
108 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
Received 22 May 2024 - Approval of details20240466
Application for the approval of conditions 10 and 12 attached to planning permission 20201048 relating to a scheme detailing the proposed hard and soft landscaping associated with the development and an external lighting scheme, excluding street lighting or temporary construction lighting.
Seacon Terminals Ltd Tower Wharf Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BD
Received 22 May 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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