Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,686 approved · 1,544 refused · 227 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 St Johns Close Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BP
Received 8 May 20256 Stonebridge Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9DR
Received 8 May 2025East Court Manor East Court Farm Church Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 2NL
Received 9 May 202551 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SF
Received 9 May 202512 Campion Close Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8TB
Received 9 May 202537 Lime Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PZ
Received 9 May 202537 Lime Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PZ
Received 9 May 20259 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 12 May 2025Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 12 May 2025Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 12 May 202562 All Saints Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RN
Received 12 May 202529 King Street Gravesend Kent
Received 12 May 2025Hartland House Sole Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AY
Received 12 May 202537 Windhover Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4NS
Received 12 May 202519 The Fairway Gravesend Kent DA11 7LN
Received 13 May 202533 Pine Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1QY
Received 13 May 2025173 Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5SB
Received 13 May 20255 Lower Range Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2QL
Received 13 May 202511 Norah Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EP
Received 13 May 2025Northfield House Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AQ
Received 13 May 20251 Church Cottages Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AB
Received 14 May 2025Nelson Road Sports Ground Nelson Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7EE
Received 14 May 2025Land At St Albans Close Open Space Gravesend Kent DA12 5SE
Received 15 May 2025219 Valley Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5SG
Received 15 May 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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