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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Land between the former Richborough Power Station (A256), Minster Roundabout (A299) and Lord of the Manor Junction at Cliffsend, Thanet.
Received Not publishedNew Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Received Not publishedBennett Memorial Diocesan School, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9SH
Received Not publishedA28 Sturry Link Road, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent CT20
Received Not publishedVillage Hall, Rodmersham Green, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0PS
Received Not publishedSt Richard's Catholic Primary School, Castle Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 1EZ
Received Not publishedEast Peckham Quarry (Arnolds Lodge Farm Quarry), John Boyle Way, East Peckham, Kent
Received Not publishedNonington CEP School, Church Street, Nonington, Dover, Kent, CT15 4LB
Received Not publishedSunny Bank Primary School, Sunny Bank, Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3QN
Received Not publishedHoath Primary School, Hoath Primary School, School Lane, Hoath, Kent, CT3 4LA
Received Not publishedMeopham School, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent DA13 0AH
Received Not publishedWest Minster Primary School, St Georges Avenue, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1ET
Received Not publishedKemsley Paper Mill, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2TD
Received Not publishedLand at Sanderson Way, Tonbridge, Kent
Received Not publishedLand north of Ellington and Hereson School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedLittle Hill, Ashford Road, St. Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DF
Received Not publishedKnole East Academy (site), Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedMaidstone Grammar School for Girls, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Received Not publishedMargetts Pit, Margetts Lane, Rochester, Kent
Received Not publishedGravesend Grammar School For Boys, Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2PR
Received Not publishedMeopham School, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent DA13 0AH
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Quarry, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedLand at Langley Park, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7PX
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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