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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

18,225Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,121 approved or refused records

1,476Refused applications

7,645 approved · 1,476 refused · 1,082 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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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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 Made19/00737/AS
Partial change of use of workshop/storage area to live/work unit to provide a 1 bedroom flat with changes to fenestration, addition of rooflights and external staircase.
Rock Hill Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DP
Received 20 May 2019
Decision Made19/00738/AS
Conversion of, and extension to, existing curtilage listed outbuilding to form new dwelling.
Coach House at, The Cottage, The Street, Great Chart, Kent
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made19/00739/AS
Works of conversion to include provision of and changes to fenestration, rooflights, internal partition walls, installation of first floor and extension to, existing curtilage listed outbuilding form new dwelling
Coach House at, The Cottage, The Street, Great Chart, Kent
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made19/00740/AS
Conversion and change of use of barn into 1 bedroom dwelling with garden area and parking
Redundant Barn at, Ewe and Lamb Public House, Stocks Road, Wittersham
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made19/00741/AS
Erection of detached garage unit with secure storage/bicycle store and change of use of land to incorporate into residential curtilage.
Glebe Orchard, Bowerland Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AT
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made18/01196/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 7 & 8. Part discharge of condition 9
The Surgery Ivy Court, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RB
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made19/00383/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
Montfort Manor, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0YS
Received 21 May 2019
Decision Made19/00742/AS
First floor rear extension; single storey extension to existing outbuilding.
48 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HD
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made19/00743/AS
Proposed relocation of existing refuse storage as proposed under application 17/01357/AS (revision to materials as approved under subsequent planning permission 19/00062/AS).
Trafalgar House, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made19/00744/AS
Retrospective change of use from (A1) retail to mixed use A1 (retail) and A3 (café) and flue to rear
4-5 East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made17/01171/CONC/AS
Discharge of conditon 6
Highworth Grammar School, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made19/00746/AS
Erection of a timber summerhouse/outbuilding; extension of driveway to provide additional parking; alteration to fenestration on annexe; conversion of garage space to habitable accommodation
Goodshill Farmhouse, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UN
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made19/00747/AS
Demolition of redundant stable block and rebuild with home office annexe.
Luckhurst House, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RW
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made19/00748/AS
Removal of 7 1950s crittall windows and replacement with Dering windows to one side and front elevation.
Luckhurst House, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RW
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made17/00880/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 3 & 5
Grove Farm, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QS
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made19/00749/AS
Discharge S106 agreement on planning permission 88/02227/AS to to allow use as an independent dwelling
Summerhill Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ER
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made17/01770/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 7
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made18/00371/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 5
The Old Mill, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DZ
Received 22 May 2019
Decision Made19/00750/AS
Single storey rear extension
155 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6NE
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made17/01812/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 2
Ramstile Farm, Cripple Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HZ
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made02/01565/COAA/AS
Discharge of condition 22 part (xi)
Former Rowcroft and Templer Barracks site, Templer Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 23 May 2019
Decision Made18/01784/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 6
Seven Saints, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QR
Received 24 May 2019
Decision Made19/00751/AS
Erection of a two storey rear extension
84 Herbert Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0DL
Received 24 May 2019
Decision Made19/00752/AS
Demolition of 2 existing dwellings and replacement with a single dwelling. Revised scheme to approved application 17/00592/AS
Blackbarn Farm, Poplar Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7NR
Received 24 May 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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