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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.
4,594 approved · 1,521 refused · 221 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Little Cheneys Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 4AD
Received 16 Jan 2025St Katherines Forge Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3DP
Received 17 Jan 2025Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR
Received 17 Jan 2025275 Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AT
Received 20 Jan 2025Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 20 Jan 2025Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 20 Jan 20251 Pine Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1QY
Received 20 Jan 2025Clinton House Pondfield Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LD
Received 20 Jan 2025Nelson Court Glen View Gravesend Kent DA12 1PL
Received 20 Jan 202560 South Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1JZ
Received 20 Jan 2025Former Site Of Battle Of Britain Coldharbour Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NT
Received 21 Jan 2025306 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RF
Received 21 Jan 202519 Station Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0LX
Received 21 Jan 2025Upper Flat 1A Nelson Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7ED
Received 22 Jan 20253 Pine Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1QY
Received 22 Jan 2025Communication Station Adj Inn On The Lake Watling Street Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HB
Received 22 Jan 2025Cheneys Farm Barns Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent
Received 22 Jan 202568 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PH
Received 23 Jan 202560 St Gregorys Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4JN
Received 23 Jan 2025Land Adjacent Former Tilbury Riverside Station Including Car Park And Landscaped Park Ferry Road Tilbury Essex
Received 23 Jan 202570 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PE
Received 24 Jan 2025Golden Lion Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 24 Jan 2025Cake Box 158 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RG
Received 24 Jan 2025Cake Box 158 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RG
Received 24 Jan 2025Records 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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