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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Manston Road Depot, Manston Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4LX
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedLand at Hopkins Field, Eastern Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1LR
Received Not publishedBromstone Primary School, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedSites A and B, Ramsgate Road, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent
Received Not publishedDunton Green Primary School, London Road, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2UR
Received Not publishedLaleham Gap School, Northdown Park Road, Margate, CT9 2TP
Received Not publishedMcaleers Yard, Caesars Way, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4AL
Received Not publishedLand at Henwood adj to St Eanswythe's CEP School, The Bayle, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1SQ
Received Not publishedBidborough Well Site, Judd Wood Farm, Gate Farm Road, Bidborough, Kent
Received Not publishedLangdon Primary School, The Street, East Langdon, Dover, Kent, CT15 5JQ
Received Not publishedHoly Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Bicknor Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9PS
Received Not publishedSt Gregorys Roman Catholic School, Reynolds Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
Received Not publishedLand North of Platinum Way, St Mary's Platt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8JE
Received Not publishedRidham Dock Industrial Complex, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedMinster In Sheppey Primary School, Brecon Chase, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 2HX
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7PX
Received Not publishedLand to the East of Waterbrook Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0GB
Received Not publishedPark Way Primary School, South Park Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AH
Received Not publishedCountrystyle Recycling Ltd, Ridham Dock, Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedHorton Kirby Primary School, Horton Road, Horton Kirby, Sevenoaks, Kent
Received Not publishedVictoria Way, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedLand south of Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4DN
Received Not publishedCraylands Primary School, Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, Kent DA10 0LP
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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