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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Norwood Quarry and Landfill Site, Lower Road, Brambledown, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3AJ
Received Not publishedSt. Anselm's Catholic School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3EN
Received Not publishedLand off Sumpter Way, Lower Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7NY
Received Not publishedMorehall Primary School, Chart Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PN
Received Not publishedFaversham Quarry, Ham Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7TS
Received Not publishedAshford Library, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QX
Received Not publishedLand on the South East side of Archers Court Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent CT16 3HU
Received Not publishedCelcon Blocks Limited The Ightham Sandpits, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9JB
Received Not publishedBirchington Primary School, Park Lane, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0AS
Received Not publishedHextable Primary School, Rowhill Road, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7RL
Received Not publishedBuilding 17, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedSt. John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedFormer Wavin Plastics Site, Brunswick Road, Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EL
Received Not publishedDavington Primary School, Priory Row, Faversham, Kent ME13 7EQ
Received Not publishedTrosley Country Park, Waterlow Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0SG
Received Not publishedMayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0JE
Received Not publishedDover Fastrack - Land to the north of Dover and to the south of Whitfield, Kent
Received Not publishedSite B - Land North of Stevens & Carlotti, Ramsgate Road, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9ST
Received Not publishedLand at Cryalls Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1HN
Received Not publishedChilston Sandpit, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2LU
Received Not publishedSedleys C.E.P. School, Church Street, Southfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 9NR
Received Not publishedOtterpool Quarry, Ashford Road, Sellindge, Kent, TN25 6DD
Received Not publishedTunbury Primary School, Tunbury Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9HY
Received Not publishedCockering Farm, Cockering Road, Thanington Without, Kent CT1 3UR
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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