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23 in the last 90 days6 in the last 304 in the last 1498% approveddecisions typically take 70 days
Source: Kent County Council planning register · updated daily
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, Green Street, Green Road, Dartford, Kent DA1 1QE
Details of the proposed tree and shrub planting and details of the green roof outlined in the application pursuant to Condition 11 of planning permission DA/25/400
PendingReceived 15 Oct 2026KCC/DA/0145/2026 - Acacia Hall Car Park, South of Dartford Town Centre, along Kent Fastway, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1RX
Details of a Verification Report pertaining to the surface water drainage system pursuant to Condition 13 of planning permission DA/25/467
PendingReceived 14 Oct 2026KCC/DA/0155/2026 - Acacia Hall Car Park, South of Dartford Town Centre, along Kent Fastway, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1RX
Details of a post-installation verification report of the installed lighting pursuant to Condition 11 of planning permission DA/25/467
PendingReceived 14 Oct 2026KCC/DA/0154/2026 - Land off Dumbrell Drive, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6FR
Erection of a part-one part-two storey building for school use (Class F1), together with associated parking, cycle parking, play and sports facilities, landscaping, substation, works to Dumbrell Drive, and associated works, to be delivered in phases
PendingReceived 12 Oct 2026KCC/TW/0153/2026 - Ebbsfleet Academy, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BZ
Details of an Archaeological Watching Brief pursuant to Condition 8 of planning permission DA/26/337
PendingReceived 6 Oct 2026KCC/DA/0148/2026
House prices in Kent County Council: average £346,904, +1.5% over 12 months (UK House Price Index, July 2026)
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Planning Applications by Town in Kent County Council
1,261 towns and villages. Click any town for a planning search of applications nearby.
Main towns in Kent County Council
- Royal Tunbridge Wells318 applications in the last 12 months
- Sevenoaks216 applications in the last 12 months
- Canterbury215 applications in the last 12 months
- Tonbridge212 applications in the last 12 months
- Gillingham199 applications in the last 12 months
- Maidstone196 applications in the last 12 months
- Lower Island164 applications in the last 12 months
- New Town156 applications in the last 12 months
- Troy Town133 applications in the last 12 months
- Deal126 applications in the last 12 months
- Gravesend118 applications in the last 12 months
- Margate114 applications in the last 12 months
Postcode districts
- DA117 applications in the last 12 months
- DA109 applications in the last 12 months
- CT28 applications in the last 12 months
- DA116 applications in the last 12 months
- ME95 applications in the last 12 months
- ME124 applications in the last 12 months
- ME164 applications in the last 12 months
- TN253 applications in the last 12 months
- CT123 applications in the last 12 months
- DA123 applications in the last 12 months
- CT213 applications in the last 12 months
- CT163 applications in the last 12 months
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Track every planning application and planning permission decision in the Kent County Council area. View live status, browse proposals by postcode, and get free email alerts for new developments. Updated daily from the council planning portal.
Kent County Council (KCC) serves as the upper tier of local government for the non-metropolitan county of Kent, England, overseeing 12 district councils and approximately 300 town and parish councils. Located at County Hall in Maidstone, KCC is one of the largest local authorities in England by population, with 81 elected councillors. As of 2025, the council is under the control of Reform UK, having previously been governed by a Conservative majority since 1997. The council is currently led by Linden Kemkaran (Reform UK), who has held the position since 22 May 2025. Amanda Beer serves as Chief Executive since July 2023. The council comprises 81 councillors.
The council area encompasses 1,261 towns and villages, including Ashford, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Chatham, Deal and Dover. Use the planning application search above to find proposals across these communities by postcode.
In the last 24 months, Kent County Council received 137 planning applications. Of these, 98% were approved, with an average decision time of 70 days.
The most common types were discharge of conditions (73), amendments (10), other applications (8). 3 large-scale developments were submitted during this period.
80 planning appeals were lodged against Kent County Council decisions, of which 4 were allowed and 1 was dismissed (80% success rate).
Residents and developers can search all planning permission and permitted development applications for Kent County Council above. To comment or object to a live application, visit the Kent County Council planning portal directly. Planning Signal links to the original submission for every application listed.