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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ashford Highways Depot, Javelin Way, Ashford, TN24 8AD
Received Not publishedVillage Hall, Rodmersham Green, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0PS
Received Not publishedFurley Park Primary School, Reed Crescent, Kingsnorth, Kent, TN23 3PA
Received Not publishedRoyal Harbour Academy, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedLand at St Richards Catholic Primary School, Castle Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 1EZ
Received Not publishedHawkenbury Farm, Hawkenbury Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 9AD
Received Not publishedNew Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Received Not publishedAppleton Lodge, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedSt Gregorys Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XL
Received Not publishedIwade Community Primary School, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RS
Received Not publishedSt John's Primary School, St John's Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1BD
Received Not publishedFormer Walmer Science College, Salisbury Road, Walmer, Kent, CT14 7QJ
Received Not publishedLand at Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Westbere, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
Received Not publishedSt Stephen's Infant School, Hales Drive, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AB
Received Not publishedStone Pit 1, Cotton Lane, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA9 9ED
Received Not publishedWoodview Campus, Main Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PW
Received Not publishedFormer Newington Primary School, Melbourne Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6JS
Received Not publishedBidborough Primary School, Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0UE
Received Not publishedWrotham Quarry, Addington, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5DL
Received Not publishedAycliffe Community Primary School, St. David's Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 9HJ
Received Not publishedThe Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG
Received Not publishedBorough Green Sandpit, Platt Industrial Estate, St. Marys Platt, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8JL
Received Not publishedBabylon Tile Works, Babylon Lane, Hawkenbury, Kent, TN12 0EG
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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