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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 dates7,439Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,072 approved or refused records
1,512Refused applications
4,560 approved · 1,512 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted20240883
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey front extension and double storey side extension with 4 roof lights.
83 Windsor Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5BW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted20240884
Modifications to the shop front to feature a single glazed structure.
S R Stores 44 Perry Street Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted20240885
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room including internal alterations.
8 Elmfield Close Gravesend Kent DA11 0LP
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Unknown20240886
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, maximum height of 3.20 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
8 Elmfield Close Gravesend Kent DA11 0LP
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Certificate Granted20240887
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden for use as a garden room.
18 The Crescent Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7EB
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Permitted20240888
Demolition part rear summer house and construction of summer house and half submerged indoor pool, erection of a first floor extension to side over existing ground floor, conversion of the attic space by changing valleys to flat tabletop roof and changing gables to hips to create a games room and play area.
43 Windsor Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5BW
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240889
Application for the approval of condition 3.2 and 4.2 attached to planning reference number 20230281 relating to cupola repairs.
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Refusal of Details20240890
Application for approval of condition 3 and 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20240608 relating to details of all external facing materials and installation of the window to a scale of 1:10 and joinery details at a scale of 1:2 or full size.
3 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20240891
Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area; 6 Leylandii trees to be section dismantle as close to ground level as possible.
9 Leith Park Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1LN
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240893
Application for the approval of conditions 5 attached to planning permission reference number 20240199 relating to the implementation of archaeological field evaluation works in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable and any safeguarding measures to ensure preservation in situ of important archaeological remains and/or further archaeological investigation and recording in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable.
Dalefield Industrial Park Dalefield Way Gravesend Kent
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20240894
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 2 x Sycamore Trees and 2 x Holly Trees on boundary of property - overhanging branches to be pruned back to the boundary.
The Homestead Meopham Green Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0PZ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240895
Erection of first floor rear extension.
185 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LT
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown20240896
KCC Consultation GR/23/376/R10 - Details of a built survey report confirming a continuous tidal flood defence level of 7m AOD pursuant to Condition 10 of planning permission GR/23/376.
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Unknown20240897
Request for Scoping Opinion - Regulation 15 Of The Town And Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (As Amended) at Land At Tilbury3, Port Of Tilbury London Limited (Potll) .
Land Part Of Tilbury Energy Centre (Tilbury 3) Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application Refused20240898
Erection of single storey front extension with pitched roof formation of porch.
170 Dene Holm Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LW
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Unknown20240899
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.80 metres, maximum height of 3.00 metres and eaves height of 2.90 metres.
170 Dene Holm Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LW
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240900
Widening of an existing crossover.
339 Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4TH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Certificate Granted20240901
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage and gym outbuilding.
21 Greenhill Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7EZ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Approval of Non-material amendment20240902
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20230794 to allow the creation of a new doorway and blocking off an existing doorway.
196 And 197 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EW
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Unknown20240904
Regeneration of Grays Riverside, between Grays Town Wharf and Tilbury Docks, with new walkway, raised flood defence, landscape and biodiversity measures and associated infrastructure
Land At Grays Riverside Park Thurrock Yacht Club And Grays Sea Wall Thames Road Grays Thurrock RM17 6JF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application Refused20240905
Erection of a two storey side extension.
18 Saunders Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SJ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240906
Application for Listed Building consent for the conversion of existing building, currently categorised as office accommodation to a one bedroom flat and nine bedroom House of Multiple Occupation.
196 And 197 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EW
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240907
Demolition of existing outbuilding. Erection of replacement outbuilding for use as a gym and family room.
142 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0SN
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Certificate Granted20240908
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the demolition of rear conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension. Roof extension including rear dormer and front roof lights to create a habitable room in the roof space.
6 Christianfields Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5NF
Received 7 Oct 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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