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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4,610 approved · 20 refused · 204 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ridham Dock, Iwade, Nr Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR (MVV Environment)
Received Not publishedThe Skinners School, St Johns Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
Received Not publishedDover Fastrack - Land to the north of Dover and to the south of Whitfield, Kent
Received Not publishedKingsdown & Ringwould CEP School, Glen Road, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent CT14 8DD
Received Not publishedTesco Stores Ltd, Moatfield Meadow, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3LU
Received Not publishedNewbury Farm, Dully Road, Tonge, Kent, ME9 9PB
Received Not publishedTunbridge Wells Grammar School For Boys, St. Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB
Received Not publishedEllington and Hereson School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedThe North School, Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AL
Received Not publishedConghurst Farm, Conghurst Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4RW
Received Not publishedSt Peter's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7BE
Received Not publishedLand at Offham Landfill Site, Teston Road, Offham, Kent, West Malling, ME19 5PD
Received Not publishedIsle of Sheppey Academy, East Site, Minster Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3JQ
Received Not publishedGravesend Grammar School For Boys, Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PR
Received Not publishedPark Way Primary School, South Park Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AH
Received Not publishedMeadowfield School, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL
Received Not publishedWentworth Primary School, Wentworth Drive, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3NG
Received Not publishedWhitfield & Aspen School, Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3LJ
Received Not publishedOtford Primary School, High Street, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5PG
Received Not publishedSt. John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedBroomhill Bank School, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0TB
Received Not publishedTunbridge Wells Grammar School For Boys, St. Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XB
Received Not publishedHanson Aggregates, Allington Depot, Liphook Way, St Laurence Avenue, 20/20 Industrial Estate, Maidstone, ME16 0LQ
Received Not publishedLand at Leybourne Chase, Derby Drive, Leybourne, West Malling, Kent
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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