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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Grammar Annexe, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedSt Marks C Of E Primary School, Ramslye Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8LN
Received Not publishedLower Halstow Primary School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7ES
Received Not publishedLand at Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Westbere, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Received Not publishedFive Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Loose, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Received Not publishedTwymans Mill, West Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7RU
Received Not publishedTrinity School, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SL
Received Not publishedCharing Quarry/Burleigh Farm, Hook Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AN
Received Not publishedLand between A249, Neats Court Roundabout & Rushenden Road, including parts of Neats Court Marshes, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Received Not publishedSt. John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedBorough Green Quarry, Wrotham Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8DG
Received Not publishedRegis Manor Community Primary School, Middletune Avenue, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2HT
Received Not publishedSaltwood C Of E Primary School, Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4QS
Received Not publishedLower Halstow School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7ES
Received Not publishedManor Park Country Park, St. Leonard's Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6PD
Received Not publishedGreenfields Community Primary School, Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8DF
Received Not publishedSandling Primary School, Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2JG
Received Not publishedSt Mary's Playing Field, Warren Way, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6DT
Received Not publishedOff Stirling Way, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6NB
Received Not publishedManor Community Primary School, Keary Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BU
Received Not publishedWhitehill Primary School, Sun Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN
Received Not publishedHawkhurst North Wastewater Treatment Works, Heartenoak Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN18 5EY
Received Not publishedDenge Pit, Kerton Road, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9BJ
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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