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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Flisher Energy, Fernfield Lane, Hawkinge, Kent CT18 7AP
Received Not publishedSt. Gregory's RC Primary School, Nash Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4BU
Received Not publishedWhite Cliffs Primary College for the Arts, St. Radigunds Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0LB
Received Not publishedBidborough Primary School, Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0UE
Received Not publishedSWEEEP Kuusakoski Ltd, Gas Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2QB
Received Not publishedSouth Avenue Infants School, South Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4SU
Received Not publishedThe Skinners School, St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
Received Not publishedThamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF
Received Not publishedBorough Green Quarry, Wrotham Road, Borough Green, Kent TN15 8DG
Received Not publishedThe Quarterdeck Youth Centre, Zion Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1RP
Received Not publishedWestcourt Primary School, Silver Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4JG
Received Not publishedNewnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone Kent ME14 5LH
Received Not publishedThe Discovery School, Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
Received Not publishedNew Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedDover Fastrack - Land to the north of Dover and to the south of Whitfield, Kent
Received Not publishedBarrack Row and Garrick Street, Gravesend, Kent
Received Not publishedKnole (east) Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedSwalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works, Brook Road, Swalecliffe, Kent, CT5 2QH
Received Not publishedSt James Infant School, Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3PR
Received Not publishedStonecastle Farm Quarry, Whetsted Road, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, Kent
Received Not publishedWalmer Science College, Salisbury Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent, CT14 7QJ
Received Not publishedWaterbrook Park Wastewater Pumping Station, Waterbrook Avenue, Ashford, Kent TN24 0GB
Received Not publishedNexus School, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8AA
Received Not publishedHigham Primary School, School Lane, Higham, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7JL
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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