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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ham Hill Wastewater Treatment Works, Brook Lane, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5JX
Received Not publishedThe Beacon Satellite, Salisbury Road, Walmer, CT14 7QJ
Received Not publishedLand at the former Millstream School, Mill Street, East Malling, Kent
Received Not publishedWilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedCliftonville Primary School, Northumberland Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 3LY
Received Not publishedPortal House School, Sea Street, St. Margarets-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6AR
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Hall Road, Wouldham, Kent
Received Not publishedMeopham School, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent DA13 0AH
Received Not publishedDavington Primary School, Priory Row, Davington, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7EQ
Received Not publishedNew Earth Composting Plant, Blaise Farm Quarry, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedCliftonville County Primary School, Northumberland Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 3LY
Received Not publishedKemsley Primary School, Coldharbour Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2RP
Received Not publishedWest Minster Primary School, St Georges Avenue, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1ET
Received Not publishedSaint George's Church of England Foundation School, Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH
Received Not publishedBorden Grammar School, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4DB
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Hall Road, Wouldham, Kent
Received Not publishedDarenth Primary School, Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Kent, DA2 8DH
Received Not publishedLittlebrook Business Park, Zone C Plot 2, Albion Road, Dartford, DA1 5PS
Received Not publishedSt. Stephen's Junior School, Hales Drive, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AD
Received Not publishedWaste Transfer Station, Site D, Oare Creek, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7TX
Received Not publishedSt Botolphs C Of E Primary School, Dover Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9PL
Received Not publishedWilmington Academy, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DR
Received Not publishedHalfway Houses Primary School, Southdown Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3BE
Received Not publishedBorden Grammar School, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4DB
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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