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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 dates7,972Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,514 approved or refused records
1,622Refused applications
4,892 approved · 1,622 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Pending Consideration20260852
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed; Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
Big M Motor Spares Watmough House The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260853
Demolition of the existing structure and erection of a smoking shelter
Prince Albert 26 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0PW
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Application Refused20260854
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 1 No. dwelling.
Kendelrene Rhododendron Avenue Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Application Permitted20260856
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with two rooflights.
2 Albion Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2SR
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260857
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single storey rear extension with a mono-pitched roof.
28 Snelling Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7EG
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260859
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Engineering works to the front garden to provide a hardstanding area for vehicle parking, including associated alterations to levels, drainage and boundary treatment.
3 Earl Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7AE
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260860
Creation of a dropped kerb and a driveway.
Green Hedges Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HW
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20260861
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 1 x Damson Tree - crown reduction and thinning away from the telegraph wire and No 3 Parrock Road itself.
3 Parrock Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1PY
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Certificate Granted20260862
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single-storey side extension with roof light.
5 Cumberland Villas Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2PQ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260863
Retrospective planning permission for the installation of hard standing and for the proposed installation of vehicular access.
96 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260864
Partial demolition and reconstruction/reconfiguration of existing bungalow, with gable end and rear dormer roof extensions and single storey rear extension, plus demolition of existing garage, creation of new access road and construction of 2 x four-bedroom bungalows and associated cycle, refuse storage and amenity space
123 Chalk Road Gravesend Kent DA12 4UT
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260865
Application for an Existing Lawful Development Certificate; For the continued use as a Class C2 Residential Institution.
Ashley Down Nursing Home 29 Clarence Place Gravesend Kent DA12 1LD
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Unknown20260866
Medway Council Consultation MC/26/1509 - Request for a scoping opinion for a residential-led development of up to 360 new homes.
Land North Of Rede Court Road Strood Rochester Medway ME3 7NU
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260867
Consultation on application for a marine licence MLA/2026/00176. Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 ("the 2009 Act")
West Street Pier West Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0BS
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260868
Erection of a single storey front extension with canopy.
81 Tennyson Walk Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8LD
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration20260871
Application for the approval of condition 9 (detailed lighting plan) attached to planning reference number 20241166.
Shorne Mead Pear Tree Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3JT
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260872
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: change of use from dwelling house to a six person HMO.
16 Peacock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EF
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260874
Retrospective application for the formation of vehicular access onto B262 and provision of one off-street parking space in front garden with associated works.
46A Springhead Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9QY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260875
Conversion of existing garage to form a bedroom and store.
28 Henley Deane Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8SX
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260876
Application for the approval of condition 3 (Travel and Parking Management Plan) and condition 4 (Noise Survey and Installation Test) attached to planning reference number 20250369 and appeal reference number 6001562.
The Peacock Public House 78 Peacock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EG
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Unknown20260877
Sevenoaks Consultation 26/00714/FUL - Planning permission for Caravan with associated hardstanding, Portacabin and x 2 sheds.
Bluebell Paddock Gravesend Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Approval of details20260878
Application for the approval of condition 4 (Soft Landscaping) attached to planning reference number 20250864.
Walnut Hill Nursery Walnut Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA13 9HL
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260879
Retrospective application for the installation and retention of an extraction system and air intake serving a car respraying booth, together with alterations to the extraction flue to provide a vertical discharge terminating a minimum of 1 metre above eaves level and the installation of associated acoustic attenuation measures.
Unit F Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260880
Works to protected trees; T1-Maple reduce crown by 2m all over, crown height 10m to 8m and crown spread 8m to 6m to increase light into property and reduce limb failure.
209 Highview Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0UU
Received 3 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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