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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Aylesham Primary School, Attlee Avenue, Aylesham, Kent, CT3 3BS
Received Not publishedOtterpool Quarry, Ashford Road, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedPett Farm, Pett Lane, Charing, Kent, TN27 0DS
Received Not publishedIghtham Sandpit, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9JB
Received Not publishedHam Hill Wastewater Treatment Works, Brook Lane, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5JX
Received Not publishedElham Church Of England Primary School, Vicarage Lane, Elham, Kent, CT4 6TT
Received Not publishedCornwallis Academy, Hubbards Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Received Not publishedTrosley Country Park, Waterlow Road, Vigo, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0SG
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7PQ
Received Not publishedArnolds Lodge Farm Quarry, John Boyle Way, Hale Street Bypass, East Peckham, Kent
Received Not publishedA249 Grovehurst Road Junction, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2FF
Received Not publishedThe Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone,, CT20 3RB
Received Not publishedPark Way Primary School, South Park Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AH
Received Not publishedValence School, Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN
Received Not publishedConghurst Farm, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4RW
Received Not publishedCulverstone Green Primary School, Wrotham Road, Culverstone, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0RF
Received Not publishedLong Reach Sewage Treatment Works, Marsh Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5PP
Received Not publishedLand at Leybourne Chase, London Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5AT
Received Not publishedSpeldhurst Primary School, Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0NP
Received Not publishedBeacon Hill Quarry, Pilgrims Way, Charing, Kent TN27 0DR
Received Not publishedMurston Infant School, Church Road, Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3RU
Received Not publishedBidborough Primary School, Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0UE
Received Not publishedWrotham Quarry, Land south of M20 Motorway, Ford Lane, Wrotham Heath, Kent
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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