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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,664 approved · 1,487 refused · 1,087 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Apr 2018 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
The Willows and Beech House, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 5 Dec 20191 and 2 Mill Pond Cottages, Malmains Road, Pluckley, Kent
Received 27 Nov 201934 Millbrook Meadow, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4XL
Received 27 Nov 2019Smallhythe House, Tawny Bank, Oakengates, Woodberry and Micken Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 26 Nov 2019Glentrague, Hamstreet Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NN
Received 27 Nov 201917 Tournay Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5PT
Received 27 Nov 2019St Teresas Catholic Primary School, Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QN
Received 28 Nov 2019The Coach House, Fridd Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DU
Received 28 Nov 2019Land and buildings south of Glebe Retreat, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 28 Nov 2019Burnt House Farm, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PG
Received 27 Nov 2019Chilham Water Mill, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8EE
Received 27 Nov 2019Oak Apple Cottage, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DF
Received 28 Nov 2019Agricultural Building, Wanden Farm, Wanden Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 28 Nov 201910 Glebelands, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EA
Received 28 Nov 2019Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 28 Nov 2019Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 28 Nov 2019Ransley House, Kingsford Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PF
Received 28 Nov 20193 Church View, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DZ
Received 29 Nov 2019New Underground Electricity line at rear of Broadoaks, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Kent
Received 29 Nov 2019Land north of Farley Close, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 28 Nov 20192 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HU
Received 29 Nov 20197 Plurenden Manor Farm Cottages, Plurenden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JW
Received 29 Nov 2019Tanyard Oast, Plummer Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TU
Received 29 Nov 20191 Little Hookstead, Wrens Nest Lane, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3NH
Received 29 Nov 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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