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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dover Grammar School for Girls, Frith Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PZ
Received Not publishedThe Malling School, Beech Road, Mill Street, East Malling, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6DH
Received Not publishedAshford Highways Depot, Javelin Way, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AD
Received Not publishedSite B - Land North of Stevens & Carlotti, Ramsgate Road, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9ST
Received Not publishedLand between A249, Neats Court Roundabout and Rushenden Road including parts of Neats Court Marshes, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedCranbrook School, Scott House, The Hill, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3AZ
Received Not publishedTilmanstone Works, Pike Road Industrial Estate, Dover, Kent, CT15 4ND
Received Not publishedWilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedGreat Chart Primary School, Hoxton Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LB
Received Not publishedDunbrik Waste Transfer Station, Main Road, Sundridge, Sevenoaks, Kent
Received Not publishedPlot 5c, Bellingham Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7PW
Received Not publishedHever C Of E Primary School, Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NH
Received Not publishedWrotham School, Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
Received Not publishedLand adjoining the Deal Leisure Centre, Tides, Park Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9UU
Received Not publishedThe North School, Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AL
Received Not publishedLand opposite Field Cottage, Stone Street Road, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0LQ
Received Not publishedArchbishop Courtenay CE (Aided) Primary School, Beaconsfield Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6RU
Received Not publishedEastchurch Primary School, Warden Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4EJ
Received Not publishedSt. Josephs Catholic Primary School, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 3AS
Received Not publishedNorwood Quarry & Landfill Site, Lower Road, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, ME12 3AJ
Received Not publishedEastern Quarry Wastewater Treatment Works, Watling Road, Swanscombe, Ebbsfleet, KENT, DA10 0BF
Received Not publishedSouthborough Primary School, Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0JY
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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