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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.
4,789 approved · 1,587 refused · 232 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 1983 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
32 Ingoldsby Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2LQ
Received 15 Dec 202511 Elmfield Close Gravesend Kent DA11 0LP
Received 15 Dec 2025The Village Pump The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent
Received 16 Dec 2025Ash Cottage Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YA
Received 16 Dec 2025The Coach House Forge Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3DP
Received 16 Dec 202523 Thomas Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5PY
Received 16 Dec 2025Land At Market Square And Horn Yard Car Parks New Swan Yard Gravesend DA12 2EN
Received 17 Dec 202548 Arthur Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PR
Received 17 Dec 202573 - 75 West Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0BS
Received 17 Dec 202564 Stanley Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 5SY
Received 18 Dec 202542 Cricketers Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AX
Received 18 Dec 2025Milton Place Car Park Gravesend Kent DA12 2BT
Received 19 Dec 2025Milton Place Car Park Gravesend Kent DA12 2BT
Received 19 Dec 20251 Cambria Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4NJ
Received 19 Dec 2025Telefonica Vodaphone Telecommunications Station South Of Willow Tree Farm Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AH
Received 19 Dec 2025Kimberly Clark Ltd Northfleet Mill Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AD
Received 19 Dec 2025Kimberly Clark Ltd Northfleet Mill Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AD
Received 19 Dec 202519 Charles Dickens Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NL
Received 22 Dec 2025Land Between Adjacent To 2 Gore Green Cottages Gore Green Road Higham Rochester Kent
Received 22 Dec 20251 Marina Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9LQ
Received 22 Dec 2025Scouts Hall Hampton Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4HZ
Received 22 Dec 2025Taj 170 - 171 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1ER
Received 22 Dec 2025Taj 170 - 171 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1ER
Received 22 Dec 202536 Aspdin Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LY
Received 22 Dec 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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