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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Milton Pipes Site, Gas Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2QB
Received Not publishedJohn Wesley Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW
Received Not publishedLand at Langley Park, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Received Not publishedSt. Georges C Of E Middle School, Chequers Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3QU
Received Not publishedUnit 6, Detling Aerodrome Estate, Detling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3HQ
Received Not publishedNew Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedHextable Primary School, Rowhill Road, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7RL
Received Not publishedMaidstone Grammar School, Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Received Not publishedFormer Rowcroft & Templar Barracks, Templar Way, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedGlebe Farm, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LT
Received Not publishedPlots D & E, Lakesview Business Park, Hersden, Nr Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4GP
Received Not publishedEastchurch C Of E Primary School, Warden Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4EJ
Received Not publishedSt Johns C Of E Primary School, Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3XD
Received Not publishedLydden Primary School, Stonehall, Lydden, Kent CT15 7LA
Received Not publishedSandwich Junior School, St. Bart's Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0AS
Received Not publishedFlisher Energy, Fernfield Lane, Hawkinge, Kent CT18 7AP
Received Not publishedUnit 15A, Ridham Dock Industrial Estate, Ridham Dock Road, Ridham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedLand at Langley Park, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Received Not publishedFive Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedSpires Academy, Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Grammar Annexe/Trinity School site, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedSissinghurst C of E (Aided) Primary School, Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2JR
Received Not publishedWestdene, Whetsted Road, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6SD
Received Not publishedSt. Augustine School, Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9AL
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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