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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Valence School, Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN
Received Not publishedSwadelands School, Ham Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL
Received Not publishedChrist Church CEP School, Brockman Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DJ
Received Not publishedBorough Green Sandpit, Platt Industrial Estate, St Marys Platt, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8JL
Received Not publishedWilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedRathmore Road Link, Land at and surrounding Rathmore Road, south of the Railway, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HP
Received Not publishedMole Hill Copse CP School, Hereford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7ND
Received Not publishedSt Augustine Academy, Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE
Received Not publishedUnit 15A, Ridham Dock Industrial Estate, Ridham Dock Road, Ridham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedBowles Lodge, All Saints Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4HT
Received Not publishedBenenden Wastewater Treatment Works, Walkhurst Road, Benenden, Kent TN17 4AP
Received Not publishedLong Reach Sewage Treatment Works, Marsh Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5PP
Received Not publishedLand at former Channel School, Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN
Received Not publishedQueen Elizabeth's School, Abbey Place, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7BQ
Received Not publishedJudd School Playing Field, Land off Lower Haysden Lane (Vizard 1 & 2), Tonbridge, Kent
Received Not publishedGoat Lees School Site, Between Hurst Road & Guernsey Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedFormer Brown & Mason Yard, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NW
Received Not publishedHever Primary School, Hever Road, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NH
Received Not publishedGoat Lees School Site between Hurst Road, and Guernsey Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5SR
Received Not publishedThe Beacon Satellite, Salisbury Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7QJ
Received Not publishedLondon & Kent Metals, Unit D9, Eurolink Business Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3SY
Received Not publishedLand at Tovil Green, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6RJ
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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