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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 dates7,973Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
75%Approval rate · 6,515 approved or refused records
1,622Refused applications
4,893 approved · 1,622 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration20260881
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track
Land North Of Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260882
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying of a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track.
Land West Of Buckland Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20260883
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 1 x Silver Birch (T1) reduce crown by one third to minimise species damage.
23 St James Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HF
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Consent tree works in Conservation Area20260884
Works to tree in a Conservation Area; 1 x Horse Chestnut Tree (T1) - re-pollard to previous prune points, 14m above tree base to reduce the weight in the canopy.
Fir Meadow Cottage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260885
Replacement of front timber sash windows and installation of a dropped kerb in association with creation of a driveway/hardstanding.
25 The Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0NA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260886
Details of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission 20241170 for demolition of existing single storey dwellinghouse and erection of replacement two storey dwelling, with rear garden, cycle parking, refuse storage, driveway and air source heat pump.
107 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260888
Temporary access and associated landscaping and car parking to serve the sales suite at Harbour Village.
Land At Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260889
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C4 HMO. Construction of rear dormer, dormer to rear outrigger, roof lights to front roof elevation and alterations to fenestration.
192 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260890
Erection of a single-storey rear infill extension and alterations to rear fenestration.
6 Wingfield Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1BS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260891
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Conversion of the loft space to habitable rooms with two rear dormers, two front rooflights and associated internal alterations.
6 Wingfield Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1BS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260892
Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Erection of a two storey flat roof rear extension.
83 Vigilant Way Gravesend Kent DA12 4PJ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Approval of details20260893
Application for the approval of condition 3 (Photographic record to include all judges furniture, including the bench, canopy and panelling) attached to planning reference number 20240946.
26 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2DU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260895
Replacement of existing aluminium sliding sash windows in bay window in ground floor front elevation with uPVC double glazed sliding sash windows; replacement of existing crazy-paving to front of dwelling with new block paving; and re-painting of existing rough cast render, bay window, fascias and gutters.
Westcot The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260896
Change of use of part of existing industrial site (B2) to Hand Car Wash Facility (Sui Generis).
Unit F Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260897
Erection of a first floor side extension, Erection of single storey ground floor rear extensions.
27 St Francis Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 4SY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260898
Erection of a single-storey front extension to the existing integral garage with a lean-to roof.
39 Maritime Gate Gravesend Kent DA11 9EH
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260899
Erection of a single story front extension.
4 The Larches Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Application Withdrawn20260900
EDC Re-Consultation EDC/26/0048 - Discharge of condition 13 (Site wide Operational Waste Management Strategy) pursuant to outline planningpermission reference EDC/22/0168 (Ebbsfleet Central East, Site Wide).
Ebbsfleet Central East Land Adjacent To Ebbsfleet International Railway Station Thames Way Northfleet Gravesend
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown20260901
KCC Consultation KCC/GR/0128/2026 - Replacement of existing extraction fans and installation of air handling unit and extract system.
Kings Farm County Primary School Cedar Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5JT
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260902
Removal of existing flat roof on two storey side extension and replacement with a new hipped roof extension
36 Lennox Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0EP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260903
Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission reference number 20241161 for Change of use of surplus convent buildings into two 6-bedroom townhouses, demolition of existing single-storey extensions to the west and construction of a 2-bedroom attached chalet bungalow, reorganisation of the convent car park and alterations to create a front entrance, erection of two single-storey bays to the rear elevation, dividing up the existing garden, and forming a new driveway to access the gardens to the rear.; to allow value engineering and design development.
St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown20260904
KCC Re-Consultation GR/25/1008 (KCC/GR/0048/2025) - Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 and 21 of planning permission GR/15/1192 to allow alterations to the site layout.
Apex Business Park Queens Farm Road Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HU
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown20260905
KCC Consultation KCC/GR/0125/2026 - Extension to and reconfiguration of the school car parking area, with associated landscaping and lighting.
Ifield School Cedar Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5JT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration20260906
Application for a Existing Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use to an HMO.
36 Salisbury Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7DE
Received 9 Sept 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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