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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

48,314Searchable applications

586Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 28,539 approved or refused records

3,607Refused applications

24,932 approved · 3,607 refused · 2,738 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2022/2158
Conversion of the ground floor to shop and first floor to 1 no. 2 bedroom flat with access from North elevation including insertion of new windows to N. elevation
46, High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AS
Received 3 Aug 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2159
Sycamore (T1) - Crown Lift & Crown Thin. No more than 33%. Previously carried out in 2010 (LPA Ashford Borough Council Reference 10/00027/TP). Reason: Due to excessive shading into ground floor flat of listed building. Location: Front garden next to boundary wall.
18, Westfield House, West Cross, Tenterden, TN30 6JL
Received 3 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2160
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension replacing conservatory. Installation of timber cladding to first floor, replacement of window and roof tiles. (in part retrospective)
7 Hylands Cottages, Back Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3QQ
Received 3 Aug 2022
ClosedNOT/2022/2161
Prior Notification for the change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house and associated operational development.
Bridge Farm, Bilsington, TN25 7JZ
Received 3 Aug 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2162
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 17/00018/AS to amend the wording of condition 55 to enable details of a car club to be agreed on a phased basis
Former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 7HE
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2163
Single storey rear extension- retrospective
40, Foxglove Green, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0RJ
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2164
Single-storey side extension
4, Jasper Kingscote Crescent, Ashford, Kent TN23 3TG
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2165
Proposed luminaire alteration of existing Metal Halide Floodlighting System to LED Floodlighting System.
Ashford School, East Hill, Ashford, Kent TN24 8PB
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2167
Discharge of conditions: 4(Gates, walls, and fences) 5(Bicycle storage), 9(Hard and Soft Landscaping), 10(External Lighting) 11(Biodiversity enhancement scheme) 12(Storage and collection of waste) & 13(Electric vehicle charging point(s)) on original application 22/00190/AS
Smallhythe Old Village Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7NB
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2169
New conservation obscured glass roof light window.
Eastwell Barn, East Cross, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AD
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2170
Single storey rear extension. Garage conversion and extension to form 'Granny Annex'.
256 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QN
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2171
Discharge of condition 3 (All new joinery - Sections, mouldings, and glazing bars) from application 21/02172/AS
18 First Floor And Second Floor, North Street, Ashford, Kent TN24 8JR
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2172
Lawful development certificate - Proposed rear single-storey extension
51, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 7BD
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2174
Partial demolition and extension and refurbishment of Tenterden Town Hall
24, Town Hall, High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AN
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2175
Retrospective erection of an incidental outbuilding and proposed alterations to external appearance.
Oak Tree Cottage, School Road, Appledore, TN26 2BA
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2176
The proposal is for a single storey ancillary extension connected by a walkway to an existing dwelling.
Cott Farm, Agricultural Building At, Cot Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8JP
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2177
Proposed first floor extension, single-storey rear extension and front atrium entrance.
The Meadows, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3ET
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2178
Proposed single-storey front extension and porch.
The Beeches, Camber Bourne Lane, Aldington, TN25 7BB
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2179
Two proposed fixed roof windows into roof of a brand new kitchen extension that is attached to a Grade II Listed house.
126, Lower Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AP
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2180
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
Spring Cottage, Wayside, Tenterden, TN30 6DB
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2181
Proposed 3 bed dwelling with amenity space and car parking. Existing access reused onto Bourne Lane
Harts Cottages, Bourne Lane, Hamstreet, TN26 2HH
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2182
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer extension, first-floor infill extension and ground-floor infill extension.
6 Eastwell Terrace, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HY
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2183
“variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 22/00490/AS (Part demolition of existing building and proposed 1.5 storey extension and changes to fenestration) to partially extend height, width and depth of the extension and alter fenestration layout
Ben Edor, Boldshaves Lane, Woodchurch, TN26 3RD
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2184
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00396/AS (Proposed single storey timber orangery) increase in width and depth
5 Old Clockhouse Green, Egremont House, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4BJ
Received 5 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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