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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 dates7,385Searchable applications
258Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,031 approved or refused records
1,502Refused applications
4,529 approved · 1,502 refused · 217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused20240542
Erection of a two storey side extension.
18 Saunders Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SJ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Approval of details20240543
Application for the approval of condition 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20220733 relating to the Archaeological Watching Brief.
FM Conway Imperial Wharf Clifton Marine Parade Gravesend Kent DA11 0DY
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Unknown20240544
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed; Erection of a winery building and hardstanding for Agricultural or Forestry use of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6.
Land At Cobham House Vineyard Gold Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AA
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Refused20240545
Erection of part two storey side and rear extension and part single storey side and front extension with the excavation of the garden and erection of a new retaining wall.
1 Strand Close Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EG
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Approval of details20240546
Application for approval of conditions 4, 6 and 7 attached to planning permission reference number 20240239 relating to details of Condition (4) Tree and hedgerow protection measures, Condition (6) Biodiversity enhancement plan and Condition (7) External Lighting.
Azila Dean Lane Harvel Gravesend Kent DA13 0BS
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240547
Construction of dormer extensions in front and rear roof slopes incorporating a hip to gable roof enlargement; Conversion of roof space into habitable rooms; Erection of front porch.
9 Pepys Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8ER
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Certificate Granted20240548
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of two dormer extension in the two rear roof slopes one of the dormers is stepped down and conversion of the loft space into habitable rooms.
185 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Application Refused20240549
Erection of a second-floor extension above existing offices to provide; 1 single occupancy, 1 bedroom flat and 1 double occupancy, 1 bedroom flat. Additional works to include erection of a cycle and bin store.
73 - 75 West Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0BS
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn20240550
EDC Consultation EDC/24/0067 - Use of land for open storage (Use Class B8) and ecological mitigation to form an extension to the adjoining employment land at Church Path Pit.
Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240551
Erection of a covered pergola to rear elevation.
44 Alanbrooke Gravesend Kent DA12 1NA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Approval of details20240552
Application for approval of condition 4 and 5 attached to planning permission reference number 20230837 relating to a written management scheme demonstrating how the children's home is to be managed to adequately control disturbance to surrounding residents and a Noise Management Plan.
56 Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AY
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn20240554
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of a two-storey building with roof accommodation, containing 1no. 3 bed dwellinghouse, 3no. studio apartments and 3no. one bed apartments with associated access, private and communal amenity space, refuse and cycle storage.
1 Russell Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RT
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240555
Erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer in rear/side roof slope.
14 Raphael Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2PW
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Unknown20240556
KCC Consultation KCC/GR/0089/2024 - Application under Regulation 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992 - Installation of a tarmac pathway linking the main pathway to the pond dipping platform.
Shorne Woods Country Park Brewers Road Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HX
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Certificate Granted20240557
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of change of use from C3(Dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO), erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope and addition of 2no. rooflights in the front roof slope.
22 Trosley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7QW
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Refused20240558
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the construction of a timber building with consists of a summer house and shed, pitched roof with table top roof and an open canopy to the front.
Furzy Lea Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Refused20240559
Engineering / landscaping works to enable terracing of the land including the building of concrete retaining walls dressed in face brickwork.
Furzy Lea Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Refused20240560
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension to the rear and side.
4 New Dairy Farm Cottages Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LE
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240561
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single storey side and rear extension.
5 Mulberry Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NY
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240562
Change of use of existing garage to store/games room and erection of single storey side extension to form a link corridor.
Lusignac Cheyne Walk Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0PP
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Approval of Non-material amendment20240563
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20210757 to allow removal of reference to housing mix from application description.
Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Certificate Granted20240564
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
21 Haldane Gardens Gravesend Kent DA11 8EA
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20240565
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area; The crown lifting of the Sycamore Trees around the picnic area to improve access and the dismantling of 2 x diseased Sycamore Trees to 10-15 ft monolith poles.
Shorne Common Rough Woodlands Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted20240566
Proposed extractor flue to the rear elevation.
188 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LY
Received 25 Jun 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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