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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.
4,697 approved · 1,550 refused · 228 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BRT Properties Kent Top Yard Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Received 5 Jun 2025Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent
Received 5 Jun 2025Telecommunication Masts Thamesgate Shopping Centre Gravesend Kent
Received 5 Jun 202526 St Georges Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4AR
Received 6 Jun 20257 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LH
Received 6 Jun 202524 St Georges Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4AR
Received 6 Jun 202584 Lewis Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JG
Received 6 Jun 20253 Coutts Avenue Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HJ
Received 6 Jun 2025Universal Food Centre 4 - 5 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE
Received 6 Jun 202541 Windsor Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5BW
Received 6 Jun 20255 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AS
Received 5 Jun 202522A High Street Gravesend Kent
Received 9 Jun 2025Clijon Farm Whitehill Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0NY
Received 10 Jun 202555 Mackenzie Way Gravesend Kent DA12 5UH
Received 10 Jun 202528 Coutts Avenue Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HJ
Received 10 Jun 20259 Wheatcroft South Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1LA
Received 10 Jun 202554 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HZ
Received 5 Jun 2025Land Part Of Tilbury Energy Centre (Tilbury 3) Tilbury Power Station Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 5 Jun 202519 Henley Deane Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SU
Received 11 Jun 2025180 Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AS
Received 11 Jun 2025Ground Floor 22 - 23 New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AA
Received 11 Jun 2025Kimberly Clark Water Tower Kimberly Clark Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AD
Received 10 Jun 2025The George Inn Hever Court Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5UQ
Received 12 Jun 2025Ground Floor 22 - 23 New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AA
Received 12 Jun 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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