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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Discovery School, Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
Received Not publishedBuilding 15A, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedDrapers Windmill, St. Peters Footpath, Margate, Kent, CT9 2SP
Received Not publishedMayfield Grammar School, Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0JE
Received Not publishedLand at and surrounding Rathmore Road south of the Railway, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HP
Received Not publishedWeald Community Primary School, Long Barn Road, Weald, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6PY
Received Not publishedFolkestone Academy, Folkestone Academy, Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
Received Not publishedProposed Victoria Way, Ashford, Kent
Received Not publishedCleansing Service Group Ltd, Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, Mills Road, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7NA
Received Not publishedWilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedSt Johns Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent
Received Not publishedSt. John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedMersham C of E Primary School, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NU
Received Not publishedKemsley Paper Mill, Ridham Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2TD
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent
Received Not publishedNorthbourne C.E. Controlled Primary School, Coldharbour Lane, Northbourne, Deal, Kent, CT14 0LP
Received Not publishedSt. Bartholomews Rc Primary School, Sycamore Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7AY
Received Not publishedThe Westwood Centre, Enterprise Road, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JA
Received Not publishedBidborough Primary School, Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0UE
Received Not publishedThe Beacon Satellite, Salisbury Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7QJ
Received Not publishedWestlands Primary School, Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1XN
Received Not publishedEast Kent Recycling, Site D, Oare Creek, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7TX
Received Not publishedWest Malling CofE Primary School, Norman Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RL
Received Not publishedSeal C of E Primary School, Zambra Way, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0DJ
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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