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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 · 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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Broadmeadow Care Home, Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN
Received Not publishedSimon Langton Grammar School For Boys, Nackington Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7AS
Received Not publishedEbbsfleet Green Primary School, Ackers Drive, Weldon, Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, DA10 1AL
Received Not publishedSittingbourne Community College, Sittingbourne Community College, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL
Received Not publishedLong Reach Sewage Treatment Works, Marsh Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5PP
Received Not publishedGreatness Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BP
Received Not publishedBorough Green Sand Pits, Platt Industrial Estate, St Marys Platt, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8JL
Received Not publishedMayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0JE
Received Not publishedLand between Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, and Castle Road, Sittingbourne, Kent
Received Not publishedThe Maplesden Noakes School, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
Received Not publishedSalmestone Primary School, College Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4DB
Received Not publishedGrove Ferry Picnic Site, Grove Ferry Road, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4BP
Received Not publishedSt. Johns Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedCornwallis Academy, Hubbards Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Received Not publishedNorthfleet School For Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8AQ
Received Not publishedLees Yard, Rochester Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3QU
Received Not publishedIsle of Sheppey Academy, West Site, Jefferson Road, Sheerness, Kent
Received Not publishedNew Romney Wastewater Treatment Works, Station Approach, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8LU
Received Not publishedWilmington Grammar School For Girls, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7BB
Received Not publishedLand at Collier Street, Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 9RR
Received Not publishedKingsdown and Ringwould CEP School, Glen Road, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent, CT14 8DD
Received Not publishedThe Brent County Primary Junior and Infant School, London Road, Stone, DA2 6BA
Received Not publishedQueenborough Wastewater Treatment Works (WTW) Manor Road, Queenborough, Kent ME11 5DZ
Received Not publishedIsle of Sheppey Academy, East Site, Minster Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3JQ
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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