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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

17,316Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,906 approved or refused records

1,426Refused applications

7,480 approved · 1,426 refused · 1,042 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision Made19/01481/AS
Construction and operation of an urban reserve 4MW power generation plant and associated equipment
Land at rear of L C P Autosure, Bridge Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made16/00124/AMND/AS
Revisions to boundary treatments and house types on planning permission 16/00124/AS (Construction of 86 new dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaped areas, internal roads for the development, details of part of distributor road C and surface water drainage measures)
Bilham Lawn Parcel B9, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01483/AS
Widening of internal door at ground floor and removal of window and replacement with French doors; replacement of existing kitchen door with new door; new openings and partitions at first floor; new rooflight
Shabani Oast, Coomb Farm, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LY
Received 18 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00430/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition: 3 (a), (b), (c), (d) & (e)
Northstreet Farm, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JA
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01484/AS
Erection of a replacement storage building for tractor, equipment, machinery and other farming implements
Cherry Wood Cottage, Alder Lane, Rolvenden, Ashford, Kent, TN17 4DF
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01485/AS
Change of use from A2 (financial services) to C3 (residential - 4 flats) including erection of 3 storey extension
3 Queen Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RF
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01486/AS
Prior notification for the installation of 25m telecommunications slimline lattice tower and associated supporting equipment.
Proposed Telecommunications Mast land south of, Bower Road, Mersham, Kent
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01487/AS
Erection of front porch and first floor side extension
8 Cypress Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JP
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01488/AS
Variation of condition 7 on planning permission 16/00231/AS (Erection of a new single storey wooden building for use as a scout hut) to include use for other bone fide local group use
1st Charing Scout Hut, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DL
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made18/01240/AMND/AS
Revision to fenestration detailing on planning permission 18/01240/AS for the conversion of double garage to kitchen
4 Admirals Walk, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AX
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01489/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - proposed vehicle crossover and hardstanding
62 Romney Road, Ashford, TN24 0RR
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01490/AS
Vehicle crossover (Retrospective)
29 Boresisle, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DA
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01492/AS
Reserved Matters application detached single storey dwelling pursuant to outline planning permission 18/01062/AS
Stonebridgelands, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SL
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01493/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - for the use of existing spaces within the football stadium building for 1 no. overnight caretaker/security personnel
The Homelands, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NJ
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01494/AS
Removal of condition 5 on planning permission 14/00467/AS to allow the use of the unit as an unrestricted dwelling.
Annexe, Springwood House, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DH
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01495/AS
The installation of a garage door within the car barn.
7 Cormorant Place, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FT
Received 22 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01496/AS
Erection of store on rear of garage
1 Hall Farm Cottage, West Street, Hothfield, TN26 1EX
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01502/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- proposed-Single storey rear extension
21 Haywain Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QL
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01503/AS
Reinstatement of ground floor extension to north elevation; Render to south elevation
Wistaria Cottage, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01504/AS
Reinstatement of single storey extension; Reinstatement of ground Floor partition; Re-flooring of ground floor; Removal of landing cupboard; Replacement of casements to windows; render to south elevation
Wistaria Cottage, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01506/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Single Storey Rear Extension
16 Knott Crescent, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UF
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01507/AS
Single storey rear extension
Hart Hill Cottage, Hart Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HW
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made16/01271/CONJ/AS
Discharge of conditions: 24 & 34
Courtlands, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01508/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Construction of a garden outbuilding
29 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QB
Received 24 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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