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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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land south of Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4DN
Received Not publishedArchbishop Courtenay CE Primary School, Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Quarry, Blaise Quarry Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedSt Katherine's Knockholt Primary School, Main Road, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7LS
Received Not publishedSt John's Primary School, St John's Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1BD
Received Not publishedAppleton Lodge, Rumfields Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2PW
Received Not publishedKnole (east) Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedThe Judd School, Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2PN
Received Not publishedLand at East Peckham Rail Depot, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5HL
Received Not publishedEastern Quarry Wastewater Treatment Works, Watling Road, Swanscombe, Ebbsfleet, KENT, DA10 0BF
Received Not publishedHerne C of E (Controlled) Infant School, Palmer Close, Herne, Kent, CT6 7AH
Received Not publishedRose Street Primary School, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW
Received Not publishedBridge & Patrixbourne Primary School, Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5JX
Received Not publishedAllington Waste Management Facility, Laverstoke Road, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LE
Received Not publishedGreen Park Community Primary School, The Linces, Dover, Kent, CT16 2BN
Received Not publishedThe Depot, Station Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 9PA
Received Not published38-42, High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL
Received Not publishedOakwood Park Grammar School, Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
Received Not publishedSpires Academy, Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Received Not publishedNorthfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8AQ
Received Not publishedLand on the South East Side of Archers Court Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent CT16 3HU
Received Not publishedBrabourne CEP School, Canterbury Road, East Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LQ
Received Not publishedLullingstone Country Park, Kingfisher Bridge, Castle Road, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0JF
Received Not publishedHerne CE (Aided) Junior School, School Lane, Herne, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 7AL
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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