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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Barton Manor School (Former Chaucer Technology College), Spring Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1SU
Received Not publishedInvicta Grammar School, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
Received Not publishedHomewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT
Received Not publishedLand at Park Farm Clay Quarry, Wrotham, Kent
Received Not publishedShelford Farm Estate, Shelford Waste Management Facility, Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0PU
Received Not publishedCountrystyle Recycling, Ridham Dock Road, Iwade, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedThe Charles Dickens School, Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RL
Received Not publishedEastling Primary School, Kettle Hill Road, Eastling, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0BA
Received Not publishedEast Stour Primary School, Earlsworth Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0DW
Received Not publishedChislet CEP School, Church Lane, Chislet, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4DU
Received Not publishedFordcombe C Of E Primary School, The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0RY
Received Not publishedSt. Stephen's Junior School, Hales Drive, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AD
Received Not publishedCounty Transport Workshops, Forstal Road/Beddow Way, Aylesford, Kent
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Primary School, Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3LB
Received Not publishedCovers Quarry, Westerham, Kent
Received Not publishedGreatness Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5BP
Received Not publishedPepperhill Waste Transfer Station, Station Road, Southfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 9PA
Received Not publishedThamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent DA12 4LF
Received Not publishedNewington CEP School, School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7LB
Received Not publishedSt Johns CofE Primary School, Provender Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5TZ
Received Not publishedBroomhill Bank School, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0TB
Received Not publishedHarrietsham Church Of England Primary School, West Street, Harrietsham, Kent, ME17 1JZ
Received Not publishedBT Depot Site, Beaconsfield Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6RU
Received Not publishedRaynehurst Primary School, Cerne Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4BN
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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