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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.
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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 dates7,862Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,421 approved or refused records
1,603Refused applications
4,818 approved · 1,603 refused · 232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Certificate Granted20260259
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Conversion of roof space into habitable rooms with rear dormer and 3 rooflights to front roof slope.
18 Chiltern Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8NR
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Approval of details20260260
Application for the approval of condition 5 (Re-balancing Methodology) attached to planning reference number 20240642.
Canal Basin Albion Parade Gravesend Kent DA12 2RN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Certificate Refused20260261
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Erection of a part two storey/part single storey rear extension. Erection of a single storey side extension.
Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown20260262
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres, maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 3 metres.
Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260263
Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20230274 for demolition of existing barn and erection of a new barn for storage including three stables and a tack room; to allow the substitution of revised drawings 05 and 06 to change them to 4611.04 and 4611.05 respectively showing minor external and internal changes to the building.
Warren Farm Swillers Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown20260264
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the demolition of the former technical lab / offices.
Kimberly Clark Ltd Northfleet Mill Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AD
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260265
Installation of new windows, doors and awnings and the creation of a patio/terrace for the existing Cellar Door wine shop at Luddesdown.
Cellar Door Shop Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Approval of details20260266
Application for the approval of condition 9 (Drainage) attached to planning reference number 20250479.
Land At St Albans Close Gravesend Kent DA12 5SE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Approval of Non-material amendment20260267
Application for a non-material amendment to the original planning permission reference number 20250053 to allow re-designed/reconfigured concrete ramped access to the Cellar Door Shop and realignment of the existing gabion wall, installation of a new brick / flint wall to meet the realigned gabion wall and the installation of oak arched access gate to the pub garden from the car park; installation of a secondary low level picket style gate and fence to the pub garden; installation of new planter next to new main access gates; installation of new planter adjacent to stepped access to the pub garden; and installation of a set of semi-circle steps up to the Cellar Door shop together with changes approved under reference 20251301 (Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20250053 to allow addition of an oak framed entrance porch; amendments to window and door openings; modification to the dimensions of the western toilet block extension; removal of existing external cupboard; minor roof alterations, including changing the restaurant roof to a symmetrical pitch and removal of roof lights; relocation of the outdoor stairs; and change of materials) and changes approved under reference 20250920 (Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20250053 to allow minor changes to the internal arrangement of the car park to the pub to that approved, including the loss of two car parking spaces introduce a repurposed red phone box for use as a 'community library' and add the 'Proposed Parking Layout Plan' Ref: DHA/35449/11 to the list of approved plans listed in Condition 2 of the planning permission).
The Lion PH Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Refused20260268
Demolition of chimney. Conversion of loft space incorporating a hip to gable roof alteration and rear dormer extension to an existing mixed use building comprising of a ground floor shop and a self contained residential unit above. The proposal will provide two additional bedrooms and shower room at loft level forming a two storey self contained dwelling above the commercial premises.
42 Dover Road East Gravesend Kent DA11 0RG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260269
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and wall, erection of a single-storey rear/side extension with roof lantern.
14 Parrock Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 1QQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Observations Sent20260270
Dartford Borough Council Consultation 26/00159/FUL - Construction of a temporary commercial electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, internal access roads/hardstanding and landscaping.
Land East Of New Barn Road Southfleet Kent
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Certificate Granted20260271
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Conversion of roof space into habitable rooms with rear dormer and roof lights to front roof slope.
49 Cambria Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4NJ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20260272
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 1 x Prunus Tree (T1) - Crown lift two lowest limbs over the garage and reduce the tree by 2.5m all over. Crown height reduction 7m to 5.5m. Crown width reduction from 4m to 2.5m.
Basque Cottage Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Certificate Granted20260273
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; extension to driveway and widening of existing dropped kerb.
6 Cricketers Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AX
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Certificate Granted20260274
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; widening of existing dropped kerb and replacement of driveway surface.
11 Cricketers Drive Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AX
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Consent for TPO tree works20260275
Works to protected trees; 1 x Oak Tree (T1) - reduce by 2m all over, reducing height from 16m to 14m and spread 10m to 8m; and 2 x Ash Tree (T2 and T3) repollard and reduce in height from 6m to 3m.
The Galleons Sallows Shaw Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9BP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Certificate Refused20260276
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Installation of a dropped kerb and associated hardstanding
202 Livingstone Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5DP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Certificate Granted20260277
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; demolition of existing side extension and erection of single storey side extension with flat roof.
59 Frobisher Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4QY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260278
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Withdrawn20260279
Application for Listed Building Consent; Part demolition of eastern boundary wall and erection of a timber fence.
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Refused20260280
Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension with roof light, construction of a front bay window and fenestration alterations.
16 Cheshunt Close Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HU
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260281
Application for removal of condition 18 (New Vehicle Crossover Serving Refuse Store) attached to planning permission reference number 20220728 for Conversion of existing building to accommodate 14 residential apartments with ancillary cycle and bin storage facilities.
Former Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara Clarence Place Gravesend Kent
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted20260282
Application for Listed Building Consent: Repair and limited replacement to the historic garden outbuildings,, including the Loggia, Potting Shed, Greenhouse and a minor gutter outlet alteration at the Main House roof level.
National Trust Manor House And Grounds Owletts The Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AP
Received 12 Mar 2026
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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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