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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9SH
Received Not publishedUnit 17, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedDover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PH
Received Not publishedAldington Primary School, Roman Road, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EE
Received Not publishedStone Pit 1, Cotton Lane, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA9 9ED
Received Not publishedThe Sittingbourne Community College, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL
Received Not publishedCrispe House, Minnis Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9SF
Received Not publishedFive Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9QF
Received Not publishedSaltwood CEP School, Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4QS
Received Not publishedSinglewell Primary School, Mackenzie Way, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5TY
Received Not publishedKnole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE
Received Not publishedBrockhill Park Performing Arts College, Sandling Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HL
Received Not publishedTunstall C of E Primary School, Tunstall Road, Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1YG
Received Not publishedGrove Ferry Picnic Site, Grove Ferry Road, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, Kent CT3 4BP
Received Not publishedRose Street Primary School, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW
Received Not publishedLand North of Platinum Way, St Mary's Platt, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8JE
Received Not publishedOakley School, Pembury Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
Received Not publishedWrotham School, Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School for Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedChevening Primary School, Chevening Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2SA
Received Not publishedCharing CEP School, School Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JN
Received Not publishedNorwood Quarry & Landfill Site, Lower Road, Minster-On-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3AJ
Received Not publishedGreenfields Community Primary School, Oxford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8DF
Received Not publishedAgricultural Land off Pluckley Road, Charing, Kent
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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