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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4,611 approved · 20 refused · 205 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ashford Day Opportunities Service, St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5BD
Received Not publishedBennett Memorial Diocesan School, Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SH
Received Not publishedSt. Stephen's Junior School, Hales Drive, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AD
Received Not publishedWeatherlees Hill Wastewater Treatment Works, Jutes Lane, Weatherlees Hill, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5DJ
Received Not publishedLand to the South of the A2 and East of Panteny Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Kent
Received Not publishedLand at Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8AA
Received Not publishedHunton C of E Primary School, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, Kent ME15 0SJ
Received Not publishedGarage block off Brymore Road, Brymore Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1JF
Received Not publishedLongreach Sewage Treatment Works, Marsh Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5PP
Received Not publishedTunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Southfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJ
Received Not publishedLand North of Platinum Way, St Mary's Platt, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8JE
Received Not publishedVictoria Road County Primary School, Victoria Road, Ashford, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7HQ
Received Not publishedDover Grammar School For Girls, Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ
Received Not publishedKnole East Academy (site), Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedShornewood Country Park, Brewers Road, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3HX
Received Not publishedShepway Youth Centre, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7JN
Received Not publishedKnole (east) Academy, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SN
Received Not publishedLand south of Rolvenden Road, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4DN
Received Not publishedSouthborough CEP School, Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0JY
Received Not publishedLand south of M20 Motorway, Wrotham Quarry, Ford Lane, Wrotham Heath, Kent
Received Not publishedHermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20
Received Not publishedLand at Tunstall Road (Tunstall School), Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
Received Not publishedCastle Hill Community Primary School, Sidney Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6HG
Received Not publishedSevenoaks Primary School, Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LB
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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