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Ashford Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

16,734Searchable applications

580Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,776 approved or refused records

1,393Refused applications

7,383 approved · 1,393 refused · 1,013 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Aug 2018 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas75 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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Decision Made18/01156/AS
Erection of 2m high acoustic fence and gates at front
Tree Tops, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BS
Received 2 Aug 2018
Decision Made19/00360/AS
Replacement of redundant agricultural building with a single residential dwelling together with ecological, landscape and sustainability enhancements (part retrospective)
Frogshole Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EY
Received 14 Mar 2019
Decision Made19/01268/AS
Erection of single storey rear extension and single storey side extension
Ferndale, Stalisfield Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NP
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00087/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditon 4
The Old Bakery, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Received 30 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01269/AS
Change of use and works of conversion of an existing redundant and disused barn into a single dwelling with biodiversity and landscaping enhancements, including the demolition of an existing stable block, timber lean-too style awnings and smaller out buildings as well as the removal of a mobile home and a cabin.
Land on the south side of, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01270/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed - single storey rear extension
6 Claudius Grove, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PP
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made17/01357/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 6
Trafalgar House, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01271/AS
Change of use relating to the property known as Beult Oast from two holiday let units to a single unencumbered (C3) dwellinghouse with domestic curtilage.
Beult Oast, Cage Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QE
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01272/AS
Application to discharge Section 106 agreement on planning application 91/01718/AS to allow the use of the oast as a dwelling house.
Beult Oast, Cage Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QE
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01273/AS
Conversion of existing outbuilding to incidental games room
2 Ibornden Cottages, Frittenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LG
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made18/01169/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 3, 4, 6 & 7
Agricultural Building east of Oaktree Cottage, Manor Pound Lane, Brabourne, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made17/01357/CONC/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4, 7,11, 14, 17 & 18
Trafalgar House, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01274/AS
Erection of 4 dwellings
Land adj to Tower Lodge, Charing Hill, Charing, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00479/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 5
Sunrise, Capel Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EJ
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01276/AS
Change of use from amenity land to garden land and erection of fencing (retrospective)
48 Acorn Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HR
Received 28 Aug 2019
Decision Made18/00938/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 7
East Stour Court, Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01277/AS
Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one residential dwelling and associated operational development
Barn at, Faggs Mount, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 4 Sept 2019
Decision Made18/00826/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 10
Land at Eureka Business Park, Trinity Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01278/AS
Erection of gate
13 Barrow Hill Terrace, Barrow Hill, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NF
Received 5 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01279/AS
Erection of a single storey rear extension and erection of front porch (amended description)
6 Eythorne Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LP
Received 4 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01280/AS
Construction of First Floor Extension with Balcony
The Garden, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TL
Received 5 Sept 2019
Decision Made16/01185/CONA/AS
Discharge Conditions: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 & 11
Cedar House Farm, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DL
Received 6 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01290/AS
Prior approval for change of use from one agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to two dwellings and associated operational development
Agricultural Building, Wanden Farm, Wanden Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 6 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01291/AS
Change of use from manufacture of traditional oak framed buildings only (B1) and forage storage and artificial flower distribution only (B8) to manufacture (B1c) and storage (B8) scenery, set and decor.
Barn at, Golden Wood Farm, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PW
Received 9 Sept 2019

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ashford Borough 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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