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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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Simon Langton Grammar School For Boys, Langton Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7AS
Received Not publishedElliott Environmental Drainage Ltd, St Michael's Close, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7XE
Received Not publishedMinster Primary School, Molineux Road, Minster, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 4PS
Received Not publishedThe Archbishops School, St Stephen's Hill, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AP
Received Not publishedIwade Community Primary School, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RS
Received Not publishedSkinners Kent Academy, Blackhurst Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PY
Received Not publishedOak Tree Primary School, Oak Tree Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QR
Received Not publishedLand North of Platinum Way, St Mary's Platt, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8JE
Received Not publishedThe Brent Primary School, London Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6BA
Received Not publishedPortal House School, Sea Street, St Margarets At Cliffe, Kent, CT15 6SS
Received Not publishedCountrystyle Recycling Storage Land, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedLand to the north and south of the A299 (Hengist Way) and to the east of the A256 (Richborough Way), including an existing railway line and part of the existing A299, Cliffsend, Kent (Thanet Parkway Station)
Received Not publishedChevening (St Botolph's) CEP School, Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2SA
Received Not publishedKnole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE
Received Not publishedParadise Farm, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7SR
Received Not publishedParcel PS1 to the south of Mock Lane on the Chilmington Green development in Ashford
Received Not publishedA2 Activity Park, Land between the new A2 and the redundant A2 Watling Street, Pepper Hill, Gravesend, Kent
Received Not publishedPreston Primary School, Mill Lane, Preston, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 1HB
Received Not publishedSt. John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Received Not publishedLord Street Car Park, Lord Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1ER
Received Not publishedThe Downs CEP School, Owen Square, Walmer, Deal, Kent, CT14 7TL
Received Not publishedUpper Birchetts, Langton Road, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0EG
Received Not publishedThe Towers School, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL
Received Not publishedSimon Langton Girls' Grammar School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3EW
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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