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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Longfield Academy, Main Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PH
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
Received Not publishedLand at North Farm Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3EE
Received Not publishedSt John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedBritannia Refined Metals Ltd, Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9BG
Received Not publishedSt. Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Nash Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4BU
Received Not publishedSt. Nicholas-At-Wade CE Primary School, Downbarton Road, St. Nicholas-At-Wade, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0PY
Received Not publishedHolywell Primary School, Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7AE
Received Not publishedRamsgate Holy Trinity CEP School, Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1RR
Received Not publishedParkside Community Primary School, Tennyson Avenue, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1EP
Received Not publishedNewington Library, Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6PX
Received Not publishedLand North East of Kemsley Paper Mill, Ridham Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2TD
Received Not publishedSt John's CEP School, 7 St John's Place, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BD
Received Not publishedBredhurst C Of E Primary School, The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 3JY
Received Not publishedGrove Ferry Picnic Site, Grove Ferry Road, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, Kent CT3 4BP
Received Not publishedWilmington Grammar School For Girls, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7BB
Received Not publishedKings Farm Primary School, Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5JT
Received Not publishedVictoria Way, Land between Leacon Road and Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23
Received Not publishedBrook Community Primary School, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PB
Received Not publishedSwanley Technology College, St. Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TE
Received Not publishedThe John Wallis Church Of England Academy, Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, Kent, TN23 3HG
Received Not publishedCobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Brunswick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EL
Received Not publishedApex Business Park, Unit 4a, Queens Farm Road, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent DA12 3HU
Received Not publishedThe Foreland School, Lanthorne Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NX
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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