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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.
4,846 approved · 1,609 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
88 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DA
Received 11 May 2026Flat 1 19 Edwin Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EH
Received 11 May 2026Berth 40A Port Of Tilbury Tilbury Freeport Tilbury Essex RM18 7EH
Received 7 May 2026Land Adjacent To Ebbsfleet International Station International Way Ebbsfleet Valley Dartford Kent DA10 1EB
Received 12 May 202629 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Received 12 May 202638 Oaklands Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8PA
Received 12 May 2026Three Trees Newlands Lane Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RD
Received 13 May 202627 Brice Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AB
Received 13 May 2026125 Downs Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9HD
Received 13 May 202630 Lamorna Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5QE
Received 14 May 202655 Darnley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0SF
Received 14 May 2026Ballacraine Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ
Received 14 May 202648 Parrock Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1QH
Received 15 May 2026WER Packing Supplies Unit J1 Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BL
Received 15 May 2026Wombwell Hall Nursing Home Wombwell Gardens Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BL
Received 15 May 202633 Brenchley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7RG
Received 15 May 202634 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EN
Received 15 May 202634 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EN
Received 15 May 2026Nurstead Hall Nurstead Lane Longfield Hill Longfield Gravesend Kent DA3 7AN
Received 15 May 2026Land Parcel Adjacent To Garage Block Biddenden Way Istead Rise Gravesend Kent
Received 18 May 20263 Haven Close Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JR
Received 18 May 202630 New Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0LS
Received 18 May 202638 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent
Received 18 May 2026Telephone Exchange Green Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0ET
Received 18 May 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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