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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land at Offham Landfill Site, Teston Road, Offham, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5PF
Received Not publishedDunbrik Composting Station, 2 Main Road, Sundridge, Kent, TN14 6EP
Received Not publishedLand between A249, Neats Court Roundabout & Rushenden Road, including parts of Neats Court Marshes, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Received Not publishedLand South of Mountfield Road Industrial Estate, Mountfield Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8JL
Received Not publishedOrchard School, Cambridge Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3QQ
Received Not publishedSkinners Kent Academy, Blackhurst Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PY
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedThamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF
Received Not publishedHarrietsham CEP School, North of West Street Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17
Received Not publishedEastern Quarry Wastewater Treatment Works, Watling Road, Swanscombe, Ebbsfleet, KENT, DA10 0BF
Received Not publishedThe Towers School, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AL
Received Not publishedBirchwood PRU, Bowen Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4FP
Received Not publishedKnole (east) Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedSussex Road School, Sussex Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2TP
Received Not publishedKilndown Wastewater Treatment Works, Somerhill, Kilndown, Kent, TN17 2RJ
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Composting Facility, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas C of E Primary School, Fairfield Road, New Romney, Folkestone, Kent, TN28 8BP
Received Not publishedEllington and Hereson School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedSt James' CEJ School, Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3PR
Received Not publishedWhitehill Primary School, Sun Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN
Received Not publishedHanson Quarry Products Europe Limited, 20/20 Business Park, Liphook Way, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LQ
Received Not publishedSandwich Infant School, School Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9HT
Received Not publishedKCC Highway Services, Doubleday House, St Michaels Close, Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent, ME20 7BU
Received Not publishedUnit D2, Springhead Enterprise Park, Springhead Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8HH
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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