Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Kent County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Hermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7PX
Received Not publishedSnodland C E Primary School, Roberts Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5HL
Received Not publishedSt Johns C Of E Primary School, Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3XD
Received Not publishedLand to the north of existing farm buildings, Knoxbridge Farm, Cranbrook Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN17 2BT
Received Not publishedChurch Path Pit, Northfleet Works, The Shore, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9AN
Received Not publishedForeland Fields School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedSt Georges Church of England School (Primary School Campus), Westcott Avenue, Gravesend, Kent DA11 7HP
Received Not publishedLand to the north of the DS Smith Paper Mill, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent
Received Not publishedMvv Environment Ridham, Lord Nelson Road, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8FQ
Received Not publishedMayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0JE
Received Not publishedPaddock Wood WTW, Transfesa Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6UU
Received Not publishedBredgar C Of E Primary School, Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8HB
Received Not publishedSellindge Wastewater Treatment Works, Church Lane, Sellindge, Kent
Received Not publishedBeaver Green Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5EA
Received Not publishedUnit 4, 15 Park Mall, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8RY
Received Not publishedThe Marsh Academy, Station Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BB
Received Not publishedLand North of Platinum Way, St Mary's Platt, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8JE
Received Not publishedTunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School, St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XB
Received Not publishedSlade Primary School, The Slade, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1HR
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity CE Primary School, Chatsworth Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AF
Received Not publishedLand at Home Farm Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3UW
Received Not publishedWorkhouse Quarry, Workhouse Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LE
Received Not publishedDover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent CT16 1PH
Received Not publishedHawkenbury Farm, Hawkenbury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9AD
Received Not publishedRecords 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 Kent County 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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