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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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Denge Pit, Kerton Road, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9BJ
Received Not publishedBidborough Primary School, Spring Lane, Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0UE
Received Not publishedLand at Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedLand to the South of the A2 (Hempstead House) and East of Panteny Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Kent
Received Not publishedPlots D & E, Lakesview Business Park, Hersden, Nr Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4GP
Received Not publishedFoot/cycle bridge over M20, Ashford
Received Not publishedSt Regis Paper Company, Kemsly Mill, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2TD
Received Not publishedWrotham School, Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
Received Not publishedIsle of Sheppey Academy - East Site, Minster Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3JQ
Received Not publishedClaremont Primary School, Banner Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5EB
Received Not publishedBeacon Hill Quarry, Pilgrims Way, Charing, Kent TN27 0DR
Received Not publishedOffham Landfill Site, Teston Road, Offham, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5PF
Received Not publishedLand between A249, Neats Court Roundabout & Rushenden Road, including parts of Neats Court Marshes, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Received Not publishedBromstone Primary School, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedNonington CEP School, Church Street, Nonington, Dover, Kent CT15 4LB
Received Not publishedSimon Langton Grammar School For Boys, Simon Langton Grammar School For Boys, Langton Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7AS
Received Not publishedBromstone Primary School, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedDarenth Court Quarry, Darenth Road, Darenth, Dartford, Kent
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
Received Not publishedLand at Quarryman's Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedSaint George's Church of England Foundation School, Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH
Received Not publishedArchbishop Courtenay CE Primary School, Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent
Received Not publishedShears Green Infant School, Packham Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7JF
Received Not publishedNewnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent ME14 5LH
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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