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Ashford planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ashford website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

48,130Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 28,369 approved or refused records

3,580Refused applications

24,789 approved · 3,580 refused · 2,732 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jan 2004 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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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More application records

Decision MadePA/2022/2106
Proposed single storey rear extension including walk out balcony from existing first floor bedroom and glazed balcony guarding
76, Mountbatten Way, Brabourne, TN25 6PU
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2107
Lawful development certificate- Proposed new dormer window to north elevation matching existing.
Eversleigh, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4DL
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2108
Discharge condition 17 (Bat sensitive lighting plan) & 23 (noise disturbance scheme) from planning permission 18/01016/AS
Land North of Fairlawn, Blind Lane, Mersham, TN25 6NU
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2109
Change of use of barn from storage and office building to 1no dwelling
Circus Farm, Biddenden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QG
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2110
Discharge of condition 15 (sustainable surface water drainage system) of planning permission 21/00840/AS
Chilmington Green Development - Phase 2 Infrastructure, Chilmington Green, Great Chart, Ashford
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2111
Replacement barn for agricultural purposes
High Oak Oast, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, TN26 3JY
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2112
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a replacement dwelling with associated parking, garden land, landscaping and ecological enhancements (revised scheme to 21/01566/AS)
Hans Farm, Kitsbridge Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PX
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2113
Discharge condition 2(a) (detailed drawings) & 2(b) (materials) relating to 22/00786/AS
Crabtree Farm, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, TN25 5HW
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2114
Erection of one dwelling
The Silvers, Selling Road, Chilham, CT4 8BH
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2115
Discharge of Conditions 5 (air source heat pump) & 6 (slate details) for planning permission 21/01940/AS
Crabtree Farm, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, TN25 5HW
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2116
Change of use of land for the keeping of horses and erection of stables buildings, with associated hardstanding and creation of a new vehicular access
Bedlam House, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8PG
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2117
T1 - Oak. Reduce the crown of the tree to leave a rounded crown profile as per the submitted annotated image 0815jpeg, the finished tree will be approximately 7m height and 6m width.
6, Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6DZ
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2118
New outbuilding/summer house
Watermill House, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6UL
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2119
New dormer to front elevation & single storey side extension
75, Tally Ho Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HL
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2120
Prunus tree - Rear of Box Cottage, The Street, Bethersden. 1. Lift crown to 3m above ground level. 2. Lift crown away from western wall to leave a 1m separation gap. 3. Prune back eastern crown from adjacent barn to leave a 1m separation gap. 4. Reduce the tree’s height by no more than 2m, to leave a tree height of no less than 11m. 5. Thin the remainder of the crown by no more than 25%. 6. Remove deadwood. 7. Target prune to tidy old pruning stubs.
Box Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3AD
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2121
Installation of a Replacement Waste Treatment Plant and Associated Drainage
Yew Tree Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2122
Existing garage conversion with bi-fold doors replacing garage doors new wall positioned in front of the driveway to create an internal courtyard/garden
The Oast House, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, TN27 8LN
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2123
Proposed garage conversion.
29, Greystones, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0FR
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2124
Proposed two storey side extension, demolition of existing conservatory and replacement single storey extension; proposed porch and first floor extension above existing garage (revision to planning permission 21/00861/AS).
Little Doveden, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7AE
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2125
Demolition of existing cold store building, conversion of former stable building to a detached residential dwelling, erection of 2 detached and 2 semi-detached residential dwellings.
Soles Hill Farm, Soleshill Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8JZ
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2126
Tree 1 Lime - To fell Tree 2 Hornbeam - To fell Tree 3 Hornbeam - Pollard
Norton Cottage, Norton Lane, Bethersden, Kent TN26 3AL
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2127
Discharge of conditions: 16 (earthworks details), 17 in part (hard landscape works), 18 (soft landscape works), 20 (landscape management plan) & 21 (access and parking) of planning permission 17/00567/AS
Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 4AH
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2128
Side extension and re-pitched roof and loft conversion with front pitched and rear flat roof dormers.
Northdene, Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3BD
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2129
Garage conversion, detached Garden Room/Gym and replacement of Timber Boundary Fence.
15, Vineys Gardens, Tenterden, TN30 7AZ
Received 1 Aug 2022

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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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