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Kent County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Kent County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,034Searchable applications
110Recorded as pending
100%Approval rate · 4,630 approved or refused records
20Refused applications
4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DeterminedKCC/CA/0058/2010
Erection of 2 no. canopies (5m x 2m) to cover cycle storage racks at a height of 2.5m. Erection of a canopy adjacent to reception class (6m x 2.5m)
St. Peters Methodist Primary School, St. Peters Grove, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2DH
Received Not published - Valid: Under ConsiderationKCC/DO/0092/2026
Biodiversity Gain Plan
Dover Grammar School For Girls, Frith Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PZ
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/GR/0028/2017
Submission of Construction Management Plan (Condition 4), Archaeological Specification & Timetable (Condition 5), Details of External Materials (Condition 6) & Planting and Fencing (Condition 8) pursuant to planning permission GR/16/447
Meopham Library, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0AH
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/SW/0340/2013
Planning application for the retention and continued use of the mobile classroom unit at Canterbury Road Primary School, installed under previous application reference SW/08/582
Canterbury Road Cp School, School Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4SE
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/SW/0336/2017
Details of a scheme of landscaping pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission SW/16/508645
Divisional Office, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DD
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/AS/0086/2011
Construction of new covered walkway and new toilets including part demolition of existing toilets
Bethersden CP School, School Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AH
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/DO/0299/2011
Construction of a water recycling plant
Tilmanstone Salads, Millyard Way, Eythorne, Dover, Kent, CT15 4NL
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/GR/0511/2011
Submission of details pursuant to condition 24 (Water Management Plan) of planning permission GR/10/1127
Northfleet Temporary Tunnelling Logistics Facility, Northfleet Works, The Shore, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9AN
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/CA/0242/2020
Details of a Verification Report pursuant to Condition 23 of planning permission CA/19/1513 (partial discharge of condition only)
Simon Langton Grammar School For Girls, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3EW
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/SE/0463/2010
Details of a noise survey pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission SE/08/3170
Greatness Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BP
Received Not published - DeterminedDA/07/1104/R3
Details of materials to be used externally pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DA/07/1104
Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HW
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/MA/0024/2017
Details of Archaeological Watching Brief pursuant to condition 9 of planning consent MA/16/507442
Maidstone Grammar School, Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Received Not published - DeterminedDA/08/982/RVAR
Details of external materials (3), external lighting (4), a scheme of landscaping (5), details of fencing, gates and means of enclosure (8), surface water drainage (11), Archaeology (13), foundation designs (14) and construction traffic management measures (20), pursuant to planning permission DA/08...
Manor School, Keary Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BU
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/TM/0059/2025
Proposed development of a heat centre including buildings, storage tanks, overhead pipe bridge and underground pipe connection and associated infrastructure
Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility, Laverstoke Road, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0LE
Received Not published - DeterminedDA/10/252
Installation of a new maintenance access from Church Hill into the grounds of Oakfield Community Primary School. Access to be located in the same location as the temporary site access used during the construction of the school
Oakfield Community Primary School, Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2SW
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/DA/0123/2019
Installation of 1no. single storey temporary Portakabin building to be used as a classroom for a period of 3 years
Temple Hill Primary School, St Edmunds Road, Dartford, Kent DA1 5ND
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/DO/0377/2010
Timber clad extension to provide small library and storage space
Lydden Primary School, Stonehall Road, Lydden, Dover, Kent, CT15 7LA
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/SH/0346/2012
Erection of wooden canopy with polycarbonate roof adjacent to school building and boundary fence
Brookland CE Primary School, High Street, Brookland, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9QR
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/AS/0112/2012
Construction of new care suite and respite room extension, widening of main entrance door. Raising level of existing paving outside to give level access. Renewal of ramped access to modular classroom building and siting of new timber shed
Brook Community Primary School, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PB
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/TW/0052/2020
Details of Landscaping pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission TW/19/0281
Swattenden Centre, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3PR
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/MA/0023/2017
Details of external lighting pursuant to condition 8 of planning consent MA/16/507442
Maidstone Grammar School, Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/CA/0151/2020
Non-material amendment of planning permission CA/96/794 for the placement of a storage container on existing hardstanding.
Shelford Landfill Site, Shelford Farm Estate, Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 0PR
Received Not published - DeterminedTH/09/185/R3
Details of external materials pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission TH/09/185
Christ Church CEJ School, London Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0ZZ
Received Not published - DeterminedKCC/TW/0212/2012
Single storey classroom extension
Broomhill Bank School, Broomhill Road, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0TB
Received Not published
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What these statistics cover
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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