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.
4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Westmeads Community Infant School, Cromwell Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1NA
Received Not publishedThamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF
Received Not publishedNew Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedHighworth Grammar School, Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School for Girls, Frith Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PZ
Received Not publishedSwadelands School, Ham Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL
Received Not publishedWrotham School, Borough Green Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
Received Not publishedPlots D & E, Lakesview Business Park, Hersden, Nr Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4GP
Received Not publishedSt. Mary Of Charity C Of E Primary School, Orchard Place, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8AP
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Quarry, Bat & Ball Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5SR
Received Not publishedJoyce Green Quarry, Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, Kent DA1 5PN
Received Not publishedCharlton C of E Primary School, Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX
Received Not publishedDenge Quarry, Kerton Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9BJ
Received Not publishedBorden Grammar School, Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
Received Not publishedMaidstone Grammar School, Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Received Not publishedWrotham School, Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
Received Not publishedThe Judd School, Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PN
Received Not publishedSt. Mary's CE Primary School, St. Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BU
Received Not publishedIn Vessel Composting Facility, Blaise Farm Quarry, Blaise Quarry Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedAllsworth Court, St. Davids Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7RJ
Received Not publishedOakwood Park Grammar School, Oakwood Park, Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8AH
Received Not publishedSt Peter In Thanet C of E Junior School, Grange Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 3EP
Received Not publishedMaidstone Grammar School for Girls, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SD
Received Not publishedDeal Library, Broad Street, Deal, Kent, CT14 6ER
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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage