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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.
4,521 approved · 1,498 refused · 216 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 22 May 2024Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 22 May 202468 Dene Holm Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LN
Received 22 May 2024Former Site Of Fox And Hounds PH 26 - 27 London Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 23 May 2024Universal Food Centre 4 - 5 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE
Received 24 May 2024Land At Coldharbour Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 24 May 2024Kesson House Care Home Council Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9HN
Received 28 May 2024Halfacre Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9BA
Received 28 May 20242 Lanes Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HR
Received 28 May 20248 Marling Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4DN
Received 28 May 2024Broadwood House Pondfield Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LD
Received 28 May 2024341 Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4TH
Received 28 May 20247 Scratton Fields Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AS
Received 28 May 202445 Villa Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BU
Received 29 May 2024137 St Hildas Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4AZ
Received 29 May 202423 Harrowby Gardens Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SH
Received 30 May 20244 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Received 30 May 202411A Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE
Received 31 May 20243 Church Cottages Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 31 May 202412 Lanes Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HR
Received 3 Jun 2024The Beeches 5 Sarsens Close Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3DA
Received 3 Jun 20242 Kelso Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4NR
Received 3 Jun 202431 Gainsborough Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NH
Received 3 Jun 202496 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
Received 3 Jun 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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