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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.
4,547 approved · 1,508 refused · 217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
102 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
Received 15 Aug 20242 Scott Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5TS
Received 15 Aug 2024Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AT
Received 16 Aug 2024119 Landseer Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NW
Received 16 Aug 202446 The Russets Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HH
Received 16 Aug 202410 Darnley Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PJ
Received 16 Aug 2024St Johns Ambulance Brigade H Q Armoury Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NB
Received 19 Aug 2024Meopham Windmill Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QA
Received 19 Aug 20243 Echo Square Gravesend Kent DA12 1NP
Received 19 Aug 20247 Kent Terrace Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AW
Received 19 Aug 202420 Spring Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1LL
Received 20 Aug 20241 Harrowby Gardens Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SH
Received 20 Aug 202477 The Drove Way Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JY
Received 20 Aug 2024Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 19 Aug 202423 Pine Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1QY
Received 21 Aug 2024Purvil Wood Cottage Leywood Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0UH
Received 21 Aug 20244 The Pippins Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HB
Received 21 Aug 202453 South Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1JX
Received 21 Aug 20244 Jeskyns Cottages Jeskyns Road Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AL
Received 22 Aug 2024Ferry Landing Stage Ferry Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7NJ
Received 22 Aug 2024Bluebells Willow Walk Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QS
Received 23 Aug 2024Little Gables Wrangling Lane Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XF
Received 23 Aug 20246 Lilac Place Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0ER
Received 27 Aug 2024Westside Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HW
Received 27 Aug 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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