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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Wyvern School, Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedKnole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE
Received Not publishedLand at Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedJohn Mayne Church Of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8AL
Received Not publishedPriory Infant School, Cannon Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9XT
Received Not publishedHam Hill Quarry, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5LA
Received Not publishedSandwich Infant School, School Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9HT
Received Not publishedCharing CEP School, School Road, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JN
Received Not publishedKnole East Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedDunbrik Household Waste Recycling Centre, Main Road, Sundridge, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6EP
Received Not publishedStone Bay Special School, 70, Stone Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1EB
Received Not publishedSt Crispin's Community Primary Infant School, St. Crispins Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8EB
Received Not publishedDane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RT
Received Not publishedThe Ellington And Hereson School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedHerne CEI School, Palmer Close, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 7AH
Received Not publishedKings Hill Primary School, Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4LS
Received Not publishedLand at Tovil Green, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6RJ
Received Not publishedEast Kent Access Scheme Phase 2, Minster Roundabout (299), and the Lord of the Manor Junction, Cliffs End, Thanet
Received Not publishedThamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF
Received Not publishedUrsuline College, 225 Canterbury Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent CT8 8LX
Received Not publishedSt John's Primary School, St John's Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1BD
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedBritannia Refined Metals Ltd, Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9BG
Received Not publishedHernhill CEP School, Forstal, Hernhill, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9JG
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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