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Ashford Borough Council
Planning applications.

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

16,758Searchable applications

580Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,782 approved or refused records

1,393Refused applications

7,389 approved · 1,393 refused · 1,014 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Made19/01333/AS
Demolition of existing barn and Erection of Timber agricultural building
Penfield Farm, Perrywood Road, Selling, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9RU
Received 16 Sept 2019
Decision Made16/00932/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 5
19A Marshalls Land, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EA
Received 16 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01334/AS
Change of use of land for the stationing of twin unit mobile home for residential use by a gypsy family.
Cloverbank Stables, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UJ
Received 16 Sept 2019
Decision Made18/00911/CONE/AS
Discharge of conditon 7 - Tree pit details
Parcel A, Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 16 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01335/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Garage conversion
20 Dove Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NU
Received 16 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01336/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - enclosure of part agricultural building and services to agricultural and farm dwellings.
Nash Court, Watery Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JL
Received 17 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01338/AS
Proposed two storey side extension, extension to existing front porch (Revision to porch design on application 18/0433/AS)
14 Sayer Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JT
Received 17 Sept 2019
Decision Made16/00850/CONB/AS
Redischarge of conditions 7 & 8
Shipley Hatch, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EW
Received 17 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01292/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed - installation of dropped kerb to facillitate parking
59 William Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7UT
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01293/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - continued use of the Annexe at Leeway as an independent residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with associated residential curtilage (driveway, parking area and patio)
Annexe at, Leeway, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DL
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01294/AS
Erection of a single storey extension.
Oak Lodge, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QZ
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01295/AS
Two storey side extension
42 Weavers Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DZ
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01296/AS
Erection of 3 bay cart shed with storage room above
Ellingham House, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6LX
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01297/AS
Change of use of, and works of conversion and extension to, detached garage to holiday let accommodation
The Old Post Office, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PN
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made12/00400/CONZ/AS
Discharge of Condition 90 - Site Specific CEMP - Main AAP Phase 1, Land Parcel P (The Hamlet)
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01298/AS
Change off use from A1 to Sui Generis (Tattoo parlour)
Master Cutters, 4 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JN
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01299/AS
Proposed 3 bedroom bungalow, replacing approved planning application, 18/00062/AS
Silver Birches, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BH
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01300/AS
Erection of front dormer window; Installation of side window on east elevation; installation of velux roof lights to rear elevation.
Buena Vista, 75 Scotton Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BW
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01301/AS
Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural development for the erection of an agricultural building for secure and dry storage of hay, straw and machinery
Worsenden Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EL
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01303/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Installation of Bi-Fold Doors and Rooflights
Churchwood House, Vicarage Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BT
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01302/AS
Construction of detached dwelling, following demolition of existing garden buildings.
2 Bramble Villas, Bramble Lane, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EE
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made16/01804/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2
Oldbury, Brissenden Green Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BJ
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01304/AS
Erection of annexe.
Parrsmere, Chapel Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BX
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00522/AMND/AS
Revision to rear bedroom window to change size and add juliet balcony; alteration to front bedroom window on planning permission 19/00522/AS (Proposed two storey side extension; alteration to existing single storey roof form on rear elevation)
28 Lower Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SQ
Received 10 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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