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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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ
Received Not publishedBritannia Refined Metals Ltd, Britannia Metal Refinery and Premises, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent DA11 9BG
Received Not publishedNorthfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG
Received Not publishedBritannia Refined Metals Ltd, Britannia Metal Refinery and Premises, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9BG
Received Not publishedCornwallis Academy, Hubbards Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Received Not publishedSt Augustine's RC Primary School, St. Johns Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4BE
Received Not publishedGreen Park Community Primary School, The Linces, Dover, Kent, CT16 2BN
Received Not publishedHothfield Works, Watery Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JJ
Received Not publishedOffham Landfill Site, Teston Road, Offham, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5PF
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7PX
Received Not published3-4 Warehouse, Ridham Dock Road, Ridham Dock, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR
Received Not publishedBlaise Farm Quarry, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4PN
Received Not publishedMinterne Community Junior School, Minterne Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1SB
Received Not publishedBrockhill Country Park, Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HL
Received Not publishedIsle of Sheppey Academy, West Site, Jefferson Road, Sheerness, Kent
Received Not publishedAshford Oak Primary School, Oak Tree Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QR
Received Not publishedBritannia Refined Metals Ltd, Britannia Metal Refinery and Premises, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9BG
Received Not publishedAylesham Primary School, Attlee Avenue, Aylesham, Kent, CT3 3BS
Received Not publishedNorthfleet School For Girls, Hall Road. Northfleet. Gravesend. Kent DA11 8AQ
Received Not publishedSittingbourne Transfer Station, Units 5 - 7, West Lane, West Lane Industrial Estate, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3TT
Received Not publishedGas Utilisation Plant, Stangate Landfill Site, Quarry Hill Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8RA
Received Not publishedLand south of Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4DN
Received Not publishedLand North of Leysdown Road, Leysdown Road, Leysdown-On-Sea, Sheerness, Kent
Received Not publishedGoat Lees School Site between Hurst Road, and Guernsey Way, Kennington, Ashford, 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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