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Ashford Borough Council
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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

17,325Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,908 approved or refused records

1,426Refused applications

7,482 approved · 1,426 refused · 1,042 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made19/01509/AS
New rear dormer window and installation of bathroom at first floor level with partial removal of stud wall; new front porch
2 Clap Hill Cottages, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DA
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01510/AS
Proposed extension and alterations - amendment to planning application 19/00129/AS
Rowan House, Scotton Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BZ
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01511/AS
Erection of refuse and recyclables storage facillites (to serve commercial units)
3-4 Hilton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EW
Received 24 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01541/AS
Sign 01 - non-illuminated lamp-post mounted public information sign; Signs 02A & 02B - illuminated directional parking totems; Sign 03 - Replacement Entrance Signage; Signs 04-08 illuminated replacement fascia signage; Sign 09 - non-illuminated replacement fabric flags to flagpoles
Ashford International Hotel, Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UX
Received 1 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01542/AS
Replacement chalet style dwelling and a detached garage (resubmission to 16/01649/AS - Erection of a replacement detached dwelling and detached garage).
Sea Glympse, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DQ
Received 4 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01543/AS
Single storey rear extension
Sharmi, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UW
Received 4 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/00518/AS
Change of use of land to provide boarding kennels and proposed dog kennel building
Etchden Court Farm, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DS
Received 8 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00529/AS
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of replacement dwelling
Akers Cottage, 72 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 9 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00531/AS
Replacement porch; tile hanging and new entrance porch
The Granary, Ram Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PU
Received 9 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00537/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - continued use of the premises as offices.
Rear Offices Prestige House, Landews Meadow, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4FN
Received 10 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00548/AS
Installation of garage door
1 Paddock View, Faversham Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BQ
Received 11 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00551/AS
Retrospective change of use of land and construction of poly tunnel for use as an indoor archery range
1066 Archery Club, Pickhill Farm, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LZ
Received 15 Apr 2019
Decision Made18/00956/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 4, 6, & 7
Wagon and Horses, Faversham Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NR
Received 15 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00553/AS
Change of use of land to residential garden and surround fencing
69 Cleves Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DG
Received 10 Apr 2019
Decision Made18/01513/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 3, 6
River Hall Barn, River Hall Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JE
Received 15 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00559/AS
Single storey rear extension, single storey front extension. Replacement of flat roofs with pitched roof.
Hazelwild, Waltham Road, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5JD
Received 15 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00562/AS
Removal of existing conservatory and replace with new single storey rear extension to form new kitchen/diner (replace approved planning permission 17/00455/AS).
10 Chestnut Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JT
Received 16 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00563/AS
Garage conversion to form utility and play room; removal of garage door and installation of new uPVC window and composite cladding.
7 Cherry Garden Crescent, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AS
Received 15 Apr 2019
Decision Made18/01067/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 & 12
Forsham Oast, Wassall Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PP
Received 16 Apr 2019
Decision Made17/01586/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2 & 3
Ash Farm, Mill Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NW
Received 16 Apr 2019
Decision Made17/01737/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15
The Kings Head, The Street, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1ES
Received 17 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00575/AS
Change of Use of agricultural building into a car port, installation of a swimming pool and an extension to the existing domestic curtilage.
The Cow Barn, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JD
Received 17 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00579/AS
Approval of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the 'Phase 1A works' being the works comprising the estate roads, the sustainable drainage system embedded within open space and the landscaping and layout of that open space (including measures specifically designed for ecological/biodiversity enhancement purposes within that open space)
Land On The North Side Of, Highfield Lane, Sevington, Kent
Received 18 Apr 2019
Decision Made19/00580/AS
Garage conversion to living accommodation
18 Homestead, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4PX
Received 18 Apr 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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