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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

17,517Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 8,959 approved or refused records

1,443Refused applications

7,516 approved · 1,443 refused · 1,046 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decision Made19/01611/AS
Prior notification for the erection of new barn for haylage
Beult Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DN
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01612/AS
Single storey side extension and front porch
48 Collard Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JR
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made18/01496/AMND/AS
Revision to window design/size on west elevation, size and alignment on planning permission 18/01496/AS (Proposed double garage and replacement outbuilding)
Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LD
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01613/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - single storey rear extension; front porch
26 Prospect Way, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6RL
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01614/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - vehicle crossover
4 Hewitts Place, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0AH
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01615/AS
Application for Prior Notification of demolition of the former Piper Joinery workshop and office consisting of metal portal frame structures with corrugated cement sheet and traditional brick construction office building
55 Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BN
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01616/AS
Conversion of, and extension to, garage to link to house
13 Wiltshire Gardens, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN25 7FW
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01617/AS
Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of 65 affordable residential flats with associated car parking, servicing, landscaping and amenity space.
Bridge House, Chart Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HZ
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01618/AS
Proposed replacement of two existing prior approval buildings, kennels, mobile home & other buildings with two single-storey dwellings with detached garages and biodiversity enhancement.
Old Dairy Cottage, Pook Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JU
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01619/AS
Pond creation for Great Crested Newts as part of Natural England's District Level Licensing Scheme.
Gorseside Farm, Daniels Water, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JU
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01620/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - rear dormer and front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion
6 Britannia Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PL
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01621/AS
Part change of use and conversion of existing garage building into a holiday let accommodation.
Dynes Farm, Sparrow Hatch Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DZ
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01622/AS
Erection of new detached 3 Bedroom house with car port and associated off-street parking.
Land rear of 44 and 46, Earlsworth Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01623/AS
Alterations to Foresters Cottage including removal of chimney, new windows,doors and rooflights, reinstatement of doors. Roof and side extension to garage/store outbuilding and changes to external facing material
Little Olantigh, Upper Olantigh, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DH
Received 20 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01624/AS
Alterations to Foresters Cottage including new windows, reinstatement of doors, changes to the internal layout, bricking up doors to the porch.
Little Olantigh, Upper Olantigh, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DH
Received 20 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01625/AS
Proposed extension to existing Gypsy/Traveller site comprising an additional two mobile homes, two touring caravans and two amenity blocks for use by extended family
Broadoak, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7JL
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01626/AS
Change of use of ground floor to residential; Material change to front elevation to infill shopfront and entrance doors.
Evergreen, 167 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 20 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01627/AS
Proposed single storey ground floor to rear elevation and first floor side extension
19 Burton Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DS
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01628/AS
Full planning application for the erection of an industrial pod unit to fall within B2 / B8 use with ancillary trade counter and parking provision
3-4 Hilton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EW
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made18/01771/AMND/AS
Non-material amendment to provide additional high level obscured ground floor window to WC and 2 velux windows to double height entrance on planning permission 18/01771/AS (Erection of a single storey store/shop (Class A1) with associated ancillary parking spaces and signage together with a revised parking layout to Charter Hall)
Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NF
Received 19 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01629/AS
Prior approval for change of use from one agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to one dwelling house and associated operational development
Barn 1, North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01630/AS
Prior approval for change of use from one agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to 4 dwelling houses and associated operational development (amended description)
Barn 2, North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 18 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01631/AS
Two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, first floor window to side elevation
224 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PP
Received 20 Nov 2019
Decision Made19/01632/AS
Two-storey rear extension, bay window to front elevation, replacement of single-storey side extension roof; alterations to fenestration and windows.
Little Oak, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LU
Received 20 Nov 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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