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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works, Brook Road, Swalecliffe, Kent CT5 2QH
Received Not publishedFordcombe C Of E Primary School, The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0RY
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Hall Road, Wouldham, Kent
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Quarry, Quarryman's Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedBlaise Composting Facility, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedLand at Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedKnole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE
Received Not publishedSt. Nicholas At Wade C Of E Primary School, Downbarton Road, St. Nicholas At Wade, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0PY
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Grammar Annexe/Trinity School site, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedMayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0JE
Received Not publishedLand at Thistle Hill, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Received Not publishedDover Fastrack - Land to the north of Dover and to the south of Whitfield, Kent
Received Not publishedEastborough Primary School, Vinters Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DX
Received Not publishedThe Marsh Academy, Station Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BB
Received Not publishedHerne CofE Junior School, School Lane, Herne, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 7AL
Received Not publishedAylesford Primary School, Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Grammar Annexe/Trinity School site, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedWhite Ladies Gas Control Compound, Teston Road, Offham, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5PF
Received Not publishedDane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RT
Received Not publishedLand at Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Westbere, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Received Not publishedIwade Community Primary School, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RS
Received Not publishedBennett Memorial Diocesan School, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9SH
Received Not publishedHope Farm, Crete Road East, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7EG
Received Not publishedGoldwyn School, Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BT
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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