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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.
4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Mereworth Community Primary School, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5ND
Received Not publishedKnole (east) Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedF M Conway Limited, Rochester Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3QY
Received Not publishedProposed Victoria Way, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedOtterpool Quarry, Ashford Road, Sellindge, Kent, TN25 6DD
Received Not publishedBlean Primary School, Whitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9ED
Received Not publishedThe Ellington And Hereson School, Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6RH
Received Not publishedMVV Environment Ridham, Lord Nelson Road, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedAthboy Road Site Compound, Athboy Road, Gravesend, Kent
Received Not publishedJoy Lane Primary School, Joy Lane, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4LT
Received Not publishedGravesend Grammar School For Boys, Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2PR
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Composting Facility, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedMaidstone Grammar School, Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Received Not publishedSt. Anselm's Catholic School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3EN
Received Not publishedGravesend Grammar School for Boys, Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2PR
Received Not publishedUnits 1 & 2, Hawkwell Business Centre, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4AH
Received Not publishedUnits 1 & 2 Marshbank Industrial Estate, Old Ferry Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8SW
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Temporary Tunnelling Logistics Facility, Northfleet Works, The Shore, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9AN
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Temporary Tunnelling Logistics Facility, Northfleet Works, The Shore, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9AN
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedDover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PH
Received Not publishedRidge View School, Cage Green Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PT
Received Not publishedDrapers Mill Primary School, St. Peters Footpath, Margate, Kent, CT9 2SP
Received Not publishedStudd Hill Household Waste Recycling Centre, Westbrook Lane, Canterbury
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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