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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,447Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,078 approved or refused records
1,514Refused applications
4,564 approved · 1,514 refused · 219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown20240959
Dartford Council Consultation - Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for proposed installation of a battery energy storage system with a generating capacity of up to 300MWp/300MWh
Land Adjacent Station Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9PA
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240960
Change of use to open storage (Use Class B8) with associated works, cycle and car parking
Former SGN Gasholders Site Land On The East Side Of Canal Road Canal Road Gravesend Kent
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240961
Application for approval of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210958 relating to details of the proposed cycle storage facilities
Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0FD
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240962
Proposed replacement timber windows and doors.
Brickhole Cottage 4 Battle Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3DB
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240963
Application for approval of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210962 relating to details of the proposed cycle storage facilities
Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0FD
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240964
Application for approval of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210973 relating to details of the proposed cycle storage facilities
Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0FD
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240965
Application for approval of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210974 relating to details of the proposed cycle storage facilities.
Joynes House New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0FD
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240966
Formation of a vehicular access, engineering operation, including new steps and new retaining wall, to facilitate hardstanding area.
67 St Hildas Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4AZ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Unknown20240967
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, maximum height of 2.95 metres and eaves height of 2.95 metres.
12 Cornwell Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5HS
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240968
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension with associated external and internal alterations.
18 Peach Croft Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8ST
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240969
Retrospective application for the installation of a first floor dormer to front roof slope.
5 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240970
Application for variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission reference number 20221328 for demolition of existing bowls pavilion and erection of a 4-storey building to provide a 62-unit Use Class C2 retirement living complex, with a new access from Ellerslie, a new emergency access off Ellerslie, parking, landscaping and associated works; to allow substation repositioned to southeastern corner of site, now accessed from Church Walk. Projecting units in central portion of eastern elevation to Church Walk aligned / projection removed, replaced with brick details. Opaque balustrades to balconies replaced with glazed panels. Some window depths and location of transoms altered to improve proportions.
Bowling Green Church Walk Gravesend Kent DA12 2QU
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240971
Application for the approval of conditions 6 and 7 attached to planning permission reference number 20231165 relating to Cycle Store (6) and Refuse and Recycling Storage (7).
24 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Approval of details20240972
Application for the approval of condition 3, 4 and 5 attached to listed building consent number 20231166 relating to Internal Joinery (3), External Joinery (4) and Trickle Vents (5).
24 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Certificate Granted20240973
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of a 4 metre single storey extension to rear of original dwelling only. Erection of a front porch and erection of a single storey home workshop/garage outbuilding within the rear garden.
Otarawairere Henley Street Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240974
Retrospective application for replacement of windows and door to front elevation.
13 Constitution Hill Gravesend Kent DA12 1JT
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240975
Demolition of rear shed and erection of a single storey rear extension.
180 Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2JF
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn20240976
The Electronic Communications Code (Condition and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Removal of 1no existing 12.5m monopole and 3no existing antennas to be replaced with 1no new 17.5m monopole and 6no new antennas, installation of 2no new equipment cabinets and other associated ancillary works thereto.
Telefonica Vodaphone Telecommunications Station South Of Willow Tree Farm Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240977
Erection of a two storey front extension with alterations to fenestration.
11 Imperial Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4LL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Refused20240978
Change of use from office building ( E Class) to 13x one bedroom self-contained flats with associated landscaping, boundary treatments, 13 x car parking spaces and refuse and cycle stores.
St James House 6 - 8 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240979
Erection of a ground floor rear extension to provide additional office space (Class E), change of use of the first floor from office to a one-bedroom flat (Use Class C3), including the erection of an external staircase and a first-floor rear extension.
Gigabytes515 26 Perry Street Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240980
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
The Cottage Old Watling Street Higham Rochester Kent ME2 3UF
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted20240981
Creation of a vehicle crossover and a driveway.
133 St Marks Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9LL
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Refusal For Advert Consent20240982
Consent to display advertisement(s); Erection of a wall mounted D6 small format illuminated advertising display.
Cobham Service Station South Watling Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3BH
Received 30 Oct 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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