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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Tarmac Limited, Ham Hill Quarry, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5LA
Received Not publishedBeaver Green Community Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5EA
Received Not publishedStelling Minnis C Of E Primary School, Bossingham Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6DU
Received Not publishedFive Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedGreatstone Primary School, Baldwin Road, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8SY
Received Not publishedHolywell Primary School, Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7AE
Received Not publishedFormer Newington Primary School Site, Melbourne Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6JS
Received Not publishedChevening CE (Aided) Primary School, Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2SA
Received Not publishedMaypole Primary School, Franklin Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7UZ
Received Not publishedHarrietsham CEP School, West Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent ME17 1JZ
Received Not publishedSwadelands School, Ham Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL
Received Not publishedA28 Thanington Road and A2 Canterbury By-Pass, Thanington Without, Canterbury, Kent
Received Not publishedSandgate Primary School, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3QU
Received Not publishedGreatness Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BP
Received Not publishedRowling Chalk Pit, Rowling, Woodnesborough, Sandwich, Kent
Received Not publishedCockering Farm, Cockering Road, Thanington Without, Kent, CT1 3UR
Received Not publishedBromstone Primary School, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedLongfield Academy, Main Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PH
Received Not publishedPlot 6B Ridham Dock Estate, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8FQ
Received Not publishedSt Peters House, Dane Valley Road, St Peters, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 3FD
Received Not publishedLand at the former Millstream School, Mill Street, East Malling, Kent
Received Not publishedVeolia Environmental Ltd Waste Transfer Station, Ross Way Depot, Military Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SP
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9NP
Received Not publishedThe Brent Primary School, London Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6BA
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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