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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

17,295Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,902 approved or refused records

1,425Refused applications

7,477 approved · 1,425 refused · 1,042 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decision Made19/01443/AS
Erection of a oak framed garage (revision to 19/00765/AS)
Halbrook House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AQ
Received 11 Oct 2019
Decision Made12/01245/CONY/AS
Discharge of condition 26 (In Part) (Contamination - Phases 2 to 5)
Conningbrook, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01452/AS
Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to two residential dwellings and associated operational development
Ritoweg Farm, Headcorn Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PN
Received 11 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01453/AS
Redevelopment of existing mast to accommodate a second operator with additional antennas, dishes, ground based equipment cabinets, feeder cables, cable gantry and ancillary development thereto
Telecommunications Mast O2 Ken 135B at Newlands Wood, Waltham Road, Hastingleigh, Kent, TN25 5JB
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01454/AS
Erection of 1 bed holiday let with associated parking.
Nettlepole Cottage, Nettlepole Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0QJ
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01455/AS
Erection of Single Storey rear extension
72 Bushy Royds, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0DS
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01456/AS
Change of use of land to residential and erection of garage (revision to garage position as approved on planning permission 19/00330/AS)
Woodside, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LZ
Received 9 Oct 2019
Decision Made17/01919/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2, 8 & 9
Applewood Farm, Pested Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BD
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made17/00822/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2 (a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d), 2(f), 2(g), 2(h) and 3
Apsley House, Chart Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3TN
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01498/AS
Proposed vehicle crossover and hardstanding
53 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HN
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made18/01771/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 8, 11,15 & 19
Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NF
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01499/AS
Erection of detached Garage and extension to existing driveway
5 Bowl Field, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5HT
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made16/01142/COND/AS
Discharge condition 15
Wolfson House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made18/00008/CONA/AS
Discharge of condtion 14
Highworth Grammar School, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01500/AS
First floor rear extension and erection of gates
74 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LW
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01501/AS
First floor rear extension
74 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LW
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01457/AS
Part two storey/part single storey rear extension, first floor side window and detached garage
4 Stumble Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EY
Received 15 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01458/AS
Installation of a Sewage Treatment Plant and Associated Groundworks (retrospective)
The Cottage, Budds Lane, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EL
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00320/PRE
Extension of property originally approved under Class Q
Castweazle Lodge & The Parlour Building, Castweazle Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EL
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01134/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 3 and 4
White Horse Inn, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7JX
Received 15 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01461/AS
Replacement of defective felt roofing to flat roof with code 5 lead.
Buckman Green Farmhouse, Romden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QZ
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00322/PRE
Relocation of theraputic riding stables within a greenfield site
Land north of Kite Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 14 Oct 2019
Decision Made16/01271/CONI/AS
Discharge of condition 25
Land at Courtlands, Church Hill, Bethersden, Kent
Received 15 Oct 2019
Decision Made18/00826/COND/AS
Discharge of condition 3
Plot 8, Eureka Park, Lower Pemberton, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Received 14 Oct 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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