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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.
4,838 approved · 1,609 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Evesham Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PP
Received 20 Apr 202626 Walmers Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EH
Received 20 Apr 2026Poppy Hill Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ
Received 21 Apr 202648 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Received 21 Apr 202622 Admers Wood Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SP
Received 21 Apr 2026Kimberly Clark Ltd Northfleet Mill Crete Hall Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AD
Received 21 Apr 202632 Brandon Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0PL
Received 22 Apr 2026The Surgery 30 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LL
Received 22 Apr 202673 Beaumont Drive Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9NN
Received 22 Apr 2026Ridgeway House The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LW
Received 23 Apr 20262 Norah Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ER
Received 23 Apr 2026Land At Worcester Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9LB
Received 23 Apr 2026The Oaks Ridge Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DP
Received 24 Apr 20266 Freeman Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4EF
Received 24 Apr 202662 Taunton Vale Gravesend Kent DA12 5RB
Received 24 Apr 2026The Page 1 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EW
Received 24 Apr 2026St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY
Received 24 Apr 202651 Britannia Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 4RP
Received 27 Apr 2026Car Park Milton Place Gravesend Kent DA12 2BT
Received 27 Apr 2026Clijon Farm Whitehill Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0NY
Received 27 Apr 2026Oak Lodge Harvel Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0RN
Received 27 Apr 20268 Wellington Cottages Meopham Green Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QF
Received 28 Apr 202615 Cob Drive Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3DU
Received 28 Apr 20264 St Columbas Close Gravesend Kent DA12 4AH
Received 28 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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