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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.
4,825 approved · 1,606 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Marks Square Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7HU
Received 30 Mar 2026234 Highview Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0UZ
Received 30 Mar 2026Rockley House Wrotham Road Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0QN
Received 31 Mar 2026Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 31 Mar 20261 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA
Received 31 Mar 2026Smart Start Day Nursery 22 - 23 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EH
Received 1 Apr 2026Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Received 1 Apr 2026Waterworks Cottage Crutches Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DJ
Received 1 Apr 202620 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 1 Apr 20269B Spring Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1LL
Received 1 Apr 202628 Sirdar Strand Gravesend Kent DA12 4LP
Received 1 Apr 202623 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW
Received 1 Apr 2026The Moorings Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ
Received 2 Apr 2026Former St Josephs Convent Preparatory School 46 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1NR
Received 2 Apr 2026Land To The Rear Of Brook Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RG
Received 2 Apr 202613 Darnley Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PJ
Received 2 Apr 20262 Edwin Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EH
Received 2 Apr 2026Northfleet School For Girls Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AQ
Received 7 Apr 2026Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 7 Apr 2026Port Of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG
Received 7 Apr 202680 Beaumont Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9NW
Received 7 Apr 202671 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SN
Received 7 Apr 202631 Trosley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7QN
Received 7 Apr 202676 Colyer Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8AY
Received 7 Apr 2026Records 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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